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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
HB1424Firearms; valid permit to purchase, penalties.
Direction
Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 95%
Requires a state-issued permit to purchase any firearm from a dealer and mandates a criminal history check plus a 14-day waiting period after permit issuance, so fewer people can immediately buy firearms.
Any person purchasing from a dealer a firearm as defined in this section shall present a valid permit to purchase a firearm issued by the Department of State Police pursuant to §18.2-308.2:6 and shall consent in writing... to have the dealer obtain criminal history record information.
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FirearmscarryAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 80%
The bill text addresses only purchase and transfer requirements from dealers and does not change rules on carrying firearms.
A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-308.2:2 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.2:6, relating to firearm purchases; permit to purchase a firearm required; penalties.
✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text
Firearmsweapon accessory restrictionsAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 85%
Retains and references the existing definition of "assault firearm" but does not add new bans, magazine limits or accessory restrictions.
"Assault firearm" means any semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol which expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine which will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily expands background-check and permit requirements for firearm purchases from dealers (including a new state permit, consent form, NICS-style check, 14-day post-permit wait, and dealer reporting), which restricts the firearms topic on the purchase-background-checks subtag. It also updates penalties and record-keeping but does not alter carry rules, add new weapon bans, or change other listed topics. Deletions remove outdated language without reversing the net restrictive effect on purchases.
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