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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
HB319Firearms instructors & safety prog.; removes reference to NRA & U.S. Concealed Carry Assoc. in Code.
Direction
FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Removes all specific references to the National Rifle Association and United States Concealed Carry Association as approved or certifying entities for firearms instructors, training courses, and safety programs in multiple code sections, so government-approved alternatives are used instead without a
Completing any[deleted: National Rifle Association or United States Concealed Carry Association] firearms safety or training course certified or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill only strikes references to the NRA and USCCA from statutes governing pneumatic gun regulation, concealed handgun permit training options, and school firearm safety curricula; it does not add, remove, or alter any substantive restriction, requirement, or permission regarding the purchase, ownership, carrying, or use of firearms.
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HB623Forfeiture of certain weapons; petition for return by Commonwealth.↑Expands gun access Committee
HB778Pop-up events; local enhanced enforcement actions.↓Restricts gun access Committee
HB919Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Committee
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2024-02-01
H
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 3-N)
6-3
Passed
2024-02-02
H
House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)