SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
1995 SESSION
HB 1194 Firearms.
Introduced by: Jean W. Cunningham | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Firearms. Makes the furnishing of handguns or assault firearms to persons under the age of 21 punishable as a Class 6 felony. Currently, that penalty only applies to furnishing a handgun to a person under the age of 18. Also, the possession or transportation of such weapons by persons under the age of 21 constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor. Again, this penalty currently applies only to persons under the age of 18. Existing exceptions continue to apply.