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VA HB 1427 2025-2026

Handguns; limitation on purchases, exemption.

Dead bank: none

Not law. Dead.

Official status checked 2026-10-21 23:45 PT

Bill summary

Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases.

Removes the prohibition on any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period.

Current law makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a violation of this provision, subject to certain exceptions.

Defender utility

Dead; monitor for reintroduction.

Virginia handgun-limit dead