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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
HB270Commonwealth Comprehensive Gun Safety Program; established, etc.
Direction
Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Extends the existing background check waiting period from immediate (after approval) to a mandatory five days after the consent form for all dealer firearm sales, and adds a new prohibition on selling assault firearms to non-citizens or non-permanent residents.
no dealer shall sell, rent, trade, or transfer from his inventory any such firearm to any other person who is a resident of Virginia until (i) he has obtained written consent and the other information on the consent form specified in subsection A, and provided the Department of State Police with the name, birth date, gender, race, citizenship, and social security and/or any other identification number and the number of firearms by category intended to be sold, rented, traded, or transferred (ii) he has requested criminal history record information by a telephone call to or other communication
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Firearmsweapon accessory restrictionsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 85%
Establishes a state buy-back program specifically for assault firearms (defined as certain semi-automatic rifles/pistols with >20-round magazines, silencers, or folding stocks), requires local agencies to participate only through this program, and mandates destruction of most surrendered assault-cap
the Virginia Assault Firearm Buy-Back Program as authorized by the provisions in Chapter 14 (§52-55 et seq.) of Title 52
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Creates a new state-run Virginia Assault Firearm Buy-Back Program and Fund, with penalties for violations, while repealing local discretion to run independent gun buy-back programs that allow auctions instead of destruction.
relating to sale, transfer, etc., of firearms; Virginia Assault Firearm Buy-Back Program and Fund established; penalties.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends background check procedures to impose a mandatory 5-day waiting period after consent (previously allowed immediately upon approval), prohibits assault firearm sales to non-citizens/non-permanent residents, and creates a state assault firearm buy-back program that local law enforcement must use exclusively (replacing prior local buy-back options that permitted sales/auctions of non-prohibited firearms). These changes add restrictions on firearm transfers, sales of certain weapons, and local program flexibility. No provisions address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration.
Related bills
HB926Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty.↓Restricts gun access=No change to gun access Committee
HB217Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
SB749Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
HB229Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2024-02-01
H
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)
7-2
Passed
2024-02-02
H
House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)