Firearms

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty. [HB-1195] [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 five 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: Rep. Betsy Carr House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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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. [SB-383] [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: Sen. Lamont Bagby Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Assault firearms; age requirement for purchase, penalty. [SB-327] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory a handgun or assault firearm to any person under (continued...)

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Concealed handguns; demonstrated competence for a permit, firearms instructors and safety programs. [HB-797] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Demonstrated competence for a concealed handgun permit; firearms instructors and safety programs. Requires that any course, class, or training to demonstrate competence with a handgun as required to obtain a concealed handgun permit must include a live fire shooting exercise conducted on a range, including the expenditure of a minimum of 10 rounds of ammunition, and provides that no course, class, or training that does not include such live fire shooting exercise meets the requirements to obtain a concealed handgun permit. The bill removes references (continued...)

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Gun violence; JLARC to study effects on communities. [SB-338] [Crime ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Study; JLARC; effects of gun violence on communities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the social, physical, emotional, and economic effects of gun violence on communities across the Commonwealth. Study; JLARC; effects of gun violence on communities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the social, physical, emotional, and economic effects of gun violence on communities across the Commonwealth.

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms or explosive materials; carrying into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth. [HB-756] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Carrying a firearm or explosive material into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exception for highway rest areas. Provides that the prohibition on carrying a firearm or explosive material in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth shall not apply to any highway rest area.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock Left In Public Safety on 02/13/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty. [SB-368] [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: Sen. Adam Ebbin Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault & battery against a person in dating relationship. [SB-319] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship with the alleged offender, penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2024, for the offense of assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship, as defined in the bill, with the alleged offender or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other (continued...)

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Elections administration; prohibits possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. [HB-939] [Elections ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Voting Rights ] [Public Safety ]
Elections administration; certain activities or conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting in person; prohibited possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. Clarifies that the provisions of law prohibiting certain activities or conduct in and around a polling place shall also apply to locations where absentee voting in person is available. The bill also prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from (i) knowingly carrying any firearm and (ii) knowingly doing so within 100 feet of the entrance (continued...)

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; purchase, possession, etc., following an assault and battery or stalking violation. [HB-798] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery or stalking violation; prohibition period; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery, assault and battery of a family or household member, or stalking from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The prohibition expires five years after the date of conviction, at which point the person's firearm rights are restored, unless he receives another disqualifying conviction. A person who violates the provisions of the bill is guilty (continued...)

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; use, display, or concealment in committing certain felonies, penalty. [SB-221] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Use, display, or concealment of firearm in committing certain felonies; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of a separate felony if he carries about his person any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm that is hidden from common observation while committing or attempting to commit certain other felonies. The bill also increases from three to five years for a first offense and from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/29/2024

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices [SCR-1007] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Javan Mesnard House Jud Committee Action: Do Pass, Voting: (6-3-0-0-0-0) on 03/06/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty. [SB-273] [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 five 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. Creigh Deeds Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Substantial risk orders or factors. [SB-258] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Animals ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Substantial risk orders; substantial risk factors and considerations. Provides various factors that a judge or magistrate must consider for the purpose of determining probable cause prior to issuing an emergency substantial risk order or a substantial risk order. The bill provides that such factors shall include whether the person who is subject to the order (i) committed any acts of violence or criminal offenses resulting in injury to himself or another person within the six months prior to the filing of the petition; (ii) made any threats or used (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell Requires 2/3 Members Present on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household. [SB-225] [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: Sen. Barbara Favola Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 P.m., May 17, 2024 on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Virginia Center for, etc.; created. [HB-602] [Crime ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention; Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; creation. Creates the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (the Center) within the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund, to be administered by the Center, to replace the existing Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund.

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools, penalties. [HB-585] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ]
Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools; penalties. Provides that no home-based firearms dealer, as defined in the bill, shall be engaged in the business of selling, trading, or transferring firearms at wholesale or retail within 1.5 miles of any elementary or middle school, including buildings and grounds. The bill provides that any person who willfully violates such prohibition is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for a first offense and guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.

  

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

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences, penalty. [HB-553] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences; penalty. Increases from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Obenshain Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences, penalty. [SB-203] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences; penalty. Increases from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christie New Craig Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (9-y 6-n) on 01/29/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty. [SB-210] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Suhas Subramanyam Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0164) on 03/26/2024

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