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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session
HB24Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states.
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↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Changes reciprocity for out-of-state concealed handgun permits from requiring an agreement and verification to requiring that the other state's qualifications are adequate to prevent possession by those who would be denied in Virginia, with the Attorney General determining adequacy and a registry on
except for the age of the permit or license holder and the type of weapon authorized to be carried, the requirements and qualifications of that state's law are adequate to prevent possession of a permit or license by persons who would be denied a permit in the Commonwealth under this article.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Virginia's concealed handgun permit reciprocity statute to impose a new substantive standard that other states' laws must be 'adequate to prevent possession of a permit or license by persons who would be denied a permit in the Commonwealth,' determined by the Attorney General, replacing prior agreement-based reciprocity; it also mandates review and revocation of existing agreements that fail the new test. This narrows which out-of-state permits are recognized, reducing the ability to carry concealed handguns in Virginia under reciprocity, so the net effect restricts the carry (
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