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2003 SESSION

032350608
HOUSE BILL NO. 1908
Offered January 8, 2003
Prefiled January 7, 2003
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.9, relating to importation, sale, possession or transfer of weapons that fire certain rounds; penalty.
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Patron-- Almand
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.9 as follows:

§ 18.2-308.9. Importation, sale, possession or transfer of weapons that fire certain rounds; penalty.

Any person who imports, sells, possesses, or transfers a firearm that fires the U.S. Army .50 caliber Browning Machine Gun round, the Russian/Chinese Army 12.7 mm round or the Russian/Chinese Army 14.5 mm round is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.