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2016 SESSION
16101542DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-915.6 as follows:
§ 15.2-915.6. Local regulation of firearms dealers near schools.
Any locality may adopt an ordinance regulating or prohibiting the engagement, by a person, firm, partnership, or corporation, in the business of selling, trading, or transferring firearms at retail within 1,000 feet of the property of a public or private elementary, secondary, or postsecondary school. This section shall be construed to provide the express authorization required by subsection A of § 15.2-915.