Firearms
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearm locks required for sale or transfer of handguns; warning against accessibility to children. [SB-893]
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Firearm locks required for sale or transfer of handguns; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it unlawful for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person (i) other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that handgun, or (ii) unless the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed to the gun and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Stricken At The Request Of Patron In Courts Of Justice (14-y 0-n) on 01/18/2017
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Presentence reports. [HB-1511]
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Presentence reports. Provides that a court shall not order a presentence report in any case in which a defendant is convicted of certain firearms-related crimes that require the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence, provided that the defendant is convicted of no other crime in the same case.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Permitting certain holders of concealed weapons permits to carry weapons of the grounds and buildings on the State Capitol Complex [HB-2430]
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The purpose of this bill is to permit holders of licenses to carry a concealed deadly weapon on the grounds of the state Capitol Complex and its buildings. The bill sets forth the requirements to apply and qualify for an endorsement to be added to a concealed carry permit, and specifies reasons for which an endorsement may be denied, suspended or revoked. The bill also prohibits those licensees from carrying any concealed deadly weapon within the Supreme Court’s offices and rooms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Saira Blair
Filed For Introduction on 02/14/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearm transactions; voluntary background checks, clarification of provisions. [SB-832]
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Firearm transactions; voluntary background checks; clarification. Clarifies the provisions that apply to voluntary background checks performed at a firearms show by translating the Latin term of art mutatis mutandis into English.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice With Letter (14-y 1-n) on 01/18/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Making all future federal and local statutes, ordinances, laws, orders and rules concerning firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition and their accouterments invalid and unenforceable [HB-2311]
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Making all future federal and local statutes, ordinances, laws, orders and rules concerning firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition and their accouterments invalid and unenforceable
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Folk
Filed For Introduction on 02/09/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearm registration; Va. State Crime Commission to study cost of establishing program. [SJR-229]
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Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; firearm registration; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a firearm registration program for firearms purchased in the Commonwealth, along with the potential efficacy of firearm registration in reducing firearm-related deaths and injuries.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; person to report loss or theft within 24 hours. [SB-809]
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Reporting lost or stolen firearms. Requires a person who lawfully possesses a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 24 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). A violation is punishable by a $50 civil penalty for a first offense and a civil
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (9-y 6-n) on 01/18/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; libraries owned or operated by localities. [HB-1418]
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Control of firearms; libraries owned or operated by localities. Allows a locality to adopt an ordinance that prohibits firearms, ammunition, or components or a combination thereof in libraries owned or operated by the locality.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; restoration of right to person convicted of a nonviolent felony to possess, etc. [HB-1406]
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Restoration of right to possess, etc., a firearm. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, other than a violent felony, whose civil rights have been restored is not required to petition a circuit court for an order to possess, transport, or carry a firearm, ammunition for a firearm, or a stun weapon. The bill provides that such person's right to possess, transport, or carry such items is automatically restored upon the restoration of his civil rights. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2019, contingent upon voter approval of amendments
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
West Virginia Firearms Freedom Act [HB-2212]
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West Virginia Firearms Freedom Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Hamilton
Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. [HB-1392]
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School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. Authorizes a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board he was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth; (ii) he retired or resigned from his position as a law-enforcement officer in good standing; (iii) he meets the training and qualifications to carry a concealed handgun as a retired law-enforcement officer; (iv) he has met the additional training
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0311) on 03/13/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Recognizing those in active military service as residents for the purpose of obtaining concealed carry permits while stationed at a West Virginia military installation [HB-2100]
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The purpose of this bill is to allow those in active military service, and their spouses, while stationed at a West Virginia military installation to be considered as residents of this state for the purpose of obtaining concealed carry permits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin
Do Pass, But First To Judiciary on 03/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. [HB-768]
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Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, and family abuse. The bill also requires that, upon the issuance of a protective order, the petitioner for the order be provided with a list of such approved courses
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Possession or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes. [SB-546]
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Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery or assault and battery where the victim is a family or household member from purchasing, possessing or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Transfer of firearms; permit required. [SB-187]
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Transfer of firearms; permit required. Requires the Department of State Police to establish procedures for issuing firearms transfer permits and provides that a person, other than a licensed dealer, who willfully and intentionally transfers a firearm to a person without a permit is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; selling, bartering, etc., to persons not lawfully present in United States, penalty. [HB-809]
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Sale of firearms; persons not lawfully present in United States; penalty. Provides that the crime of selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing or possessing with the intent to sell, barter, give, or furnish a firearm to a person knowing that such person is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm because he is not lawfully present in the United States applies to assault firearms.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016