Some prosecutors in Virginia say they won't enforce new ban on assault weapons

At least five conservative prosecutors in Virginia are saying they won't enforce new laws in the state banning the sale and transfer of certain semi-automatic weapons. 

“The Second Amendment is alive and well in Spotsylvania County,” the county's prosecutor, Ryan Mehaffey, told News4. 

Under the laws, buying, selling, transferring or importing certain semi-automatic weapons will be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The law goes into effect in about five weeks. Several lawsuits have been filed against the ban. 

Prosecutors in Powhatan, Pulaski, Scott and Smyth counties have also said they won't enforce the laws.