Weapons
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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Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. [HB-768]
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[Human Services ]
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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 S. 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 A. 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 W. 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