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This is Article 7 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Other Illegal Weapons.” It is part of Chapter 7 “Crimes Involving Health and Safety”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”.
It’s comprised of the following 28 sections.
§ 18.2-308.1 Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited; penalty
§ 18.2-308.1:1 Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms by persons acquitted by reason of insanity; penalty
§ 18.2-308.1:2 Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incapacitated; penalty
§ 18.2-308.1:3 Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; penalty
§ 18.2-308.1:4 Purchase or transportation of firearm by persons subject to protective orders; penalties
§ 18.2-308.1:5 Purchase or transportation of firearm by persons convicted of certain drug offenses prohibited
§ 18.2-308.1:6 Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms by persons subject to substantial risk orders; penalty
§ 18.2-308.1:7 Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons enrolled into the Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; penalty
§ 18.2-308.1:8 Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member; penalty
§ 18.2-308.2 Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, explosives or concealed weapons by convicted felons; penalties; petition for restoration order; when issued
§ 18.2-308.2:01 Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons
§ 18.2-308.2:1 Prohibiting the selling, etc., of firearms to certain persons; penalties
§ 18.2-308.2:2 Criminal history record information check required for the transfer of certain firearms
§ 18.2-308.2:3 Criminal background check required for employees of a gun dealer to transfer firearms; exemptions; penalties
§ 18.2-308.2:4 Firearm verification check; penalty
§ 18.2-308.2:5 Criminal history record information check required to sell firearm; penalty
§ 18.2-308.3 Use or attempted use of restricted ammunition in commission or attempted commission of crimes prohibited; penalty
§ 18.2-308.4 Possession of firearms while in possession of certain substances
§ 18.2-308.5 Manufacture, import, sale, transfer or possession of plastic firearm prohibited
§ 18.2-308.5:1 Manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited; penalty
§ 18.2-308.6 Repealed
§ 18.2-308.7 Possession or transportation of certain firearms by persons under the age of 18; penalty
§ 18.2-308.8 Importation, sale, possession or transfer of Striker 12's prohibited; penalty
§ 18.2-309 Furnishing certain weapons to minors; penalty
§ 18.2-310 Repealed
§ 18.2-311 Prohibiting the selling or having in possession blackjacks, etc
§ 18.2-311.1 Removing, altering, etc., serial number or other identification on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm without serial number; penalties
§ 18.2-311.2 Third conviction of firearm offenses; penalty