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2004 SESSION

046605308
HOUSE BILL NO. 1086
Offered January 14, 2004
Prefiled January 14, 2004
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-148.1 and 59.1-148.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the purchase and sale of firearms in other states.
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Patron-- Nutter
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Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 59.1-148.1 and 59.1-148.2 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 59.1-148.1. Purchase of firearms in another state.

Any resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, including a corporation or other business entity maintaining a place of business in this Commonwealth, who may lawfully purchase and receive delivery of a rifle or shotgun in this Commonwealth, may purchase a rifle or shotgun in a contiguous another state and transport or receive the same into the Commonwealth of Virginia provided the sale meets the lawful requirements of each such state, meets all lawful requirements of any federal statute, and is made by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector.

§ 59.1-148.2. Sale of firearms to resident of another state.

Any importer, manufacturer, dealer or collector licensed to sell rifles or shotguns in this Commonwealth may sell such firearms to a resident of a contiguous another state provided the sale meets the lawful requirements of each state as well as the requirements of any federal statute pertaining thereto.