78204518.2-297Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Crimes And Offenses GenerallyCrimes Involving Health And SafetyUniform Machine Gun ActHow article construedCode 1950, § 18.1-267; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-297//18.2-297/18.2/7/5/18.2-297This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.section1