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SB1446

Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty.

Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and establishes such an offense as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts from this provision (i) persons who have been issued a certificate by the Department of State Police under certain circumstances and with an enhanced background check, (ii) law-enforcement agencies and officers, (iii) state and local correctional facilities, (iv) licensed private security companies, (v) persons who hold a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit, (vi) persons whose handgun has been stolen or irretrievably lost or who are trading in a handgun, (vii) purchases of handguns in a private sale, and (viii) purchases of antique firearms. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102140D
  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/09/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1446)
  • 01/16/2019 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 9-N)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

RichmondSunlight.com

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