Firearms

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household. [HB-498] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household, risks associated with improperly stored firearms, statistics relating to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearm/explosive material; carrying w/in Capitol Square or bldg. owned or leased by Commonwealth. [HB-454] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ]
Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Shelly Simonds House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc. [HB-362] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2024 Regular Session

Recognizing the Mitchell Friends of NRA as the largest Friends of NRA chapter in the state and celebrating the chapter's significant support of gun safety classes, hunter education courses, and youth shooting sports. [HM-8001] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Sports ]
Recognizing the Mitchell Friends of NRA as the largest Friends of NRA chapter in the state and celebrating the chapter's significant support of gun safety classes, hunter education courses, and youth shooting sports.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Jensen Disapproved Pursuant To Jr 6h-4 S.j. 50 on 01/11/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability. [HB-318] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Manufacturing ]
Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Willett House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms instructors & safety prog.; removes reference to NRA & U.S. Concealed Carry Assoc. in Code. [HB-319] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Firearms instructors and safety programs; National Rifle Association and United States Concealed Carry Association. Removes references to the National Rifle Association (the NRA) and the United States Concealed Carry Association from the Code that allow the organizations to certify ranges and instructors and for courses offered by them to serve as proof of demonstrated competence in firearms safety and training for the purpose of obtaining a concealed handgun permit or receiving training as a minor in the use of pneumatic guns. The bill also repeals (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Helmer Subcommittee Recommends Continuing To 2025 By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearm; locking device required for purchase, households where minor resides, penalty. [HB-351] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ]
Firearm locking device required for purchase of a firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Requires any person who purchases a firearm to either (i) obtain or purchase from a licensed dealer a locking device for such firearm if a minor is present in such person's residence for 14 days or more in a calendar month or (ii) complete a certification statement on a form provided by the Department of State Police certifying that a minor is not present in such person's residence for 14 days or more in a calendar month, with exceptions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Commonwealth Comprehensive Gun Safety Program; established, etc. [HB-270] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Sale, transfer, etc., of certain firearms and firearm magazines; Virginia Firearm Buy-Back Program and Fund established; penalties. Provides that, unless otherwise prohibited by law, any person may import, sell, transfer, manufacture, or purchase an authorized rifle, defined in the bill, in accordance with the relevant provisions of law. The bill makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to import, sell, transfer, manufacture, or purchase a restricted rifle or large-capacity firearm magazine, both defined in the bill, with certain exceptions. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Reid Subcommittee Recommends Continuing To 2025 By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Concealed handgun; permit holder may store his firearms in motor vehicles in public parking lots. [HB-289] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Carrying a concealed handgun with a permit; public parking lots. Provides that a concealed handgun permit holder may store his firearms or other weapons in a motor vehicle in a publicly or privately owned parking lot, traffic circle, or other means of vehicular ingress or egress to property that is open to the public regardless if such firearms or weapons are prohibited by the owner of such area.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Wiley Left In Public Safety on 02/13/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearm safety device tax credit; definitions. [HB-302] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Taxes ] [Public Safety ] [Consumer Protection ]
Firearm safety device tax credit; definitions. Defines an "eligible transaction" for purposes of the firearm safety device tax credit as one in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from a commercial retailer, as defined in the bill.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Ballard Left In Finance on 02/13/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Plastic firearms & unfinished frames, etc.; manufacture, import, etc. prohibited, penalties. [SB-100] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty. [SB-99] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2024 Regular Session

Prohibit a homeowners' association from placing restrictions on firearms or firearm ammunition. [SB-39] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Housing ]
Prohibit a homeowners' association from placing restrictions on firearms or firearm ammunition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Stalzer Signed By The Governor On February 06, 2024 S.j. 264 on 02/06/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty. [HB-183] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is present to store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill exempts (i) any person in lawful (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcus Simon House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty. [HB-175] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Plastic firearms & unfinished frames, etc.; manufacture, import, etc. prohibited, penalties. [HB-173] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm. [HB-158] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a separate sheet of paper (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcus Simon Continued To 2025 In Courts Of Justice (15-y 0-n) on 02/28/2024

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2024 Regular Session

Require that a dispensary post notice of the federal law regarding possession of a firearm and the use of marijuana and to provide a civil penalty. [HB-1036] [Cannabis ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Require that a dispensary post notice of the federal law regarding possession of a firearm and the use of marijuana and to provide a civil penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Stalzer Scheduled For Hearing on 01/24/2024

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2024 Regular Session

Extend the period of renewal for an enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol. [HB-1035] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Extend the period of renewal for an enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Stalzer Signed By The Governor On February 06, 2024 H.j. 256 on 02/06/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; waiting period for purchase, penalty. [SB-55] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least three days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Saddam Salim Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/22/2024

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