78394715.2-915.4Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Counties, Cities And TownsPowers Of Local GovernmentGeneral Powers Of Local GovernmentsPublic Health And Safety; NuisancesCounties, cities and towns authorized to regulate use of pneumatic guns2004, c. 930; 2011, c. 832.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-915.4//15.2-915.4/15.2/II/9/1/15.2-915.422.1-277.07Fitzgerald v. Fairfax County School Bd.Civil Action No. 1:07cv1117556 F. Supp. 2d 5432008-05-23https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2390122/fitzgerald-v-fairfax-county-school-bd/ . . . ... a pneumatic gun as defined in [Va Code § 15.2-915.4(E)] on school property." Va.Code § . . . District Court, E.D. VirginiaA locality may prohibit, by ordinance, the shooting of pneumatic guns in any areas of the locality that are in the opinion of the governing body so heavily populated as to make such conduct dangerous to the inhabitants thereof, and may require supervision by a parent, guardian, or other adult supervisor approved by a parent or guardian of any minor below the age of 16 in all uses of pneumatic guns on private or public property. The ordinance may specify that minors above the age of 16 may, with the written consent of a parent or guardian, use a pneumatic gun at any place designated for such use by the local governing body or on private property with the consent of the owner. The ordinance may specify that any minor, whether permitted by a parent or guardian to use a pneumatic gun or not, shall be responsible for obeying all laws, regulations and restrictions governing such use. Any penalty for a pneumatic gun offense set forth in such an ordinance shall not exceed a Class 3 misdemeanor.sectionAA1No such ordinance authorized by subsection A shall prohibit the use of pneumatic guns at facilities approved for shooting ranges, on other property where firearms may be discharged, or on or within private property with permission of the owner or legal possessor thereof when conducted with reasonable care to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the property.sectionBB1Commercial or private areas designated for use of pneumatic paintball guns may be established and operated for recreational use. Equipment designed to protect the face and ears shall be provided to participants at such recreational areas, and signs must be posted to warn against entry into the paintball area by persons who are unprotected or unaware that paintball guns are in use.sectionDD1