Posted: 4/23/2010 7:27:40 AM EDT
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Can A 19 yr old in the state of VA...be in possession of a handgun?
He has one that was given to him as a gift, and was wondering of he's breaking any laws taking it to the range. He transports it in a case....unloaded....separate from the ammo...but just wants to be legal about it. Any one know? I told him to contact the VA State Police. But my curiosity is getting the better of me. |
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Can A 19 yr old in the state of VA...be in possession of a handgun? He has one that was given to him as a gift, and was wondering of he's breaking any laws taking it to the range. He transports it in a case....unloaded....separate from the ammo...but just wants to be legal about it. Any one know? I told him to contact the VA State Police. But my curiosity is getting the better of me. Contacting the VA State police may be a problem if he is currenlty in posession of the firearm... I suppose he could always say :"My friend...yeah, my friend has this pistol, and he is 19. Is he legit?" |
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This is the only thing I have found....at the VASP website:
§ 18.2-308.7. Possession or transportation of certain firearms by persons under the age of 18; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to knowingly and intentionally possess or transport a handgun or assault firearm anywhere in the Commonwealth. For the purposes of this section, "handgun" means any pistol or revolver or other firearm originally designed, made and intended to fire single or multiple projectiles by means of an explosion of a combustible material from one or more barrels when held in one hand and "assault firearm" means any (i) semi-automatic centerfire rifle or pistol which expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine which will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock or (ii) shotgun with a magazine which will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered. A violation of this section shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to: 1. Any person (i) while in his home or on his property; (ii) while in the home or on the property of his parent, grandparent, or legal guardian; or (iii) while on the property of another who has provided prior permission, and with the prior permission of his parent or legal guardian if the person has the landowner's written permission on his person while on such property; 2. Any person who, while accompanied by an adult, is at, or going to and from, a lawful shooting range or firearms educational class, provided that the weapons are unloaded while being transported; 3. Any person actually engaged in lawful hunting or going to and from a hunting area or preserve, provided that the weapons are unloaded while being transported; and 4. Any person while carrying out his duties in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of this Commonwealth or any other state. |
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Legal. He can purchase privately or receive one as a gift; he just can't buy it from a dealer or carry it concealed (no permit until age 21). OC also legal. what he said yall go to go. just no conceased carry til 21. and cant buy a handgun from a ffl. that is all. being 21 to purchase handgun ammo may be a issue tho. |