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The Virginia House of Delegates passed a version of an assault weapons ban on Tuesday.
House Bill 961 prohibits any person from importing, selling, transferring, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing, or transporting an assault firearm. It also includes restricting certain magazine sizes.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
No word on grandfathering...
Current owners of assault weapons would be grandfathered in and therefore able to keep their firearms.
The bill also doesn’t ban the possession of suppressors or silencers, but it does ban the sale of them after the bill takes effect.
"A semi-automatic center-fire rifle that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material with a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 12 rounds."
The bill further states that any person who legally owns an assault firearm on July 1, 2020, may retain possession of such assault firearm after January 1, 2021, if such person has obtained a permit from the Department of State Police to possess an assault firearm in accordance with procedures established in the bill. A person issued such permit may possess an assault firearm only under the following conditions: (a) while in his home or on his property or while on the property of another who has provided prior permission, provided that the person has the landowner's written permission on his person while on such property; (b) while at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or other area designated for the purpose of target shooting or the target range of a public or private club or organization whose members have organized for the purpose of practicing shooting targets or competing in target shooting matches; (c) while engaged in lawful hunting; or (d) while surrendering the assault firearm to a state or local law-enforcement agency. A person issued such permit may also transport an assault firearm between any of those locations, provided that such assault firearm is unloaded and secured within a closed container while being transported. The bill also provides that failure to display the permit and a photo identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer shall be punishable by a $25 civil penalty, which shall be paid into the state treasury. The bill also requires the Department of State Police to enter the name and description of a person issued a permit in the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) so that the permit's existence and current status will be made known to the law-enforcement personnel accessing VCIN for investigative purposes.
A. Any person who legally owns an assault firearm on July 1, 2020, may apply for a permit to possess such assault firearm. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the Department of State Police and shall include a certification statement to be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury certifying that the applicant is the lawful owner of the assault firearm and that the information presented on the application is true and correct. Upon receipt of a complete application for a permit, the Superintendent of State Police or his designee shall issue a permit to the applicant. The Department of State Police may charge a fee not to exceed $50 to cover the cost of the issuance of the permit.
B. The permit shall contain the name, address, date of birth, gender, height, weight, and color of hair of the applicant and a description of the assault firearm, including the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the assault firearm and any other information as required by the Department of State Police. Except as provided in subsection E, the permit shall not be transferable to another person. The permit shall remain valid as long as the applicant issued the permit remains the owner of the assault firearm unless during the time of ownership the applicant is found not to be in compliance with the conditions set forth in subsection D or the applicant no longer satisfies the requirements for the issuance of a permit. A person issued a permit shall notify the Department of State Police of any change in the person's address on a form provided by the Department of State Police within 30 days from the date of the change in address. Upon receipt of such notification, the Department of State Police shall issue a replacement permit to the person.
C. The Department of State Police shall, on or before January 1, 2026, review the criminal history record information for each person who has applied for a permit to possess an assault firearm to determine whether such person is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm by state or federal law. If a person issued a permit is later found by the Department of State Police to be prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm, the Department of State Police shall revoke the permit and notify such person of the revocation.
D. A person issued a permit to possess an assault firearm pursuant to subsection B may possess an assault firearm only under the following conditions:
1. While in his home or on his property or while on the property of another who has provided prior permission, provided that the person has the landowner's written permission on his person while on such property;
2. While at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or other area designated for the purpose of target shooting or the target range of a public or private club or organization whose members have organized for the purpose of practicing shooting targets or competing in target shooting matches;
3. While engaged in lawful hunting; or
4. While surrendering the assault firearm to a state or local law-enforcement agency.
A person issued a permit to possess an assault firearm may transport an assault firearm between any of the locations set forth in subdivision 1, 2, 3, or 4 provided that any assault firearm is unloaded and secured within a closed container while being transported. A person shall have the permit on his person at all times when he is transporting an assault firearm in accordance with this subsection and shall display the permit and a photo identification issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department u
originally posted by: shawmanfromny
a reply to: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: CriticalStinker
Ya'll's leadership really isn't into the constitution at all are they.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
No word on grandfathering...
Another source:
Current owners of assault weapons would be grandfathered in and therefore able to keep their firearms.
The bill also doesn’t ban the possession of suppressors or silencers, but it does ban the sale of them after the bill takes effect.
Also:
"A semi-automatic center-fire rifle that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material with a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 12 rounds."
So if I'm reading this correctly it sounds like you can have a semi-automatic ghost gun if it has a clipazine of 12 or less freedom *pew* *pews*.
originally posted by: Metallicus
Why do our lawmakers keep trying to take our rights away? Does anyone actually want less rights?
Does anyone actually want less rights?