HB2604
Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
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 ... (More) 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
- 01/09/2019 - House: Presented and ordered printed 19102139D
- 01/09/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2604)
- 01/09/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/15/2019 - House: Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/17/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
