It looks like Virginia’s gunnin’ for a fight — pun intended.

According to WTOP, Virginia has filed a brief in the Supreme Court challenging the District’s gun ban, joining a number of states that are picking sides in what may be a historic decision on the reach of the Second Amendment. The case, which will be heard in March, could have a wide-reaching effect on gun laws and regulations nationwide. According to Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, a victory for the District before the court could “open the doors for much broader and much more vast restrictions that would be permissible on firearms.” Virginia joins Texas and Alabama in challenging the ban; Maryland, New York, Illinois and Hawaii have joined the District in defending it.

We’ve been torn on whether the District’s strict ban makes sense, but we also know that Virginia isn’t the first state we’d take a cue on gun control (or lack thereof) from. After all, their guns have a tendency of showing up in other places and being used in crimes, don’t they?