Virginia's Gun Laws

The following is courtesy of MSNBC.

Virginia Gun Laws

Anti-trafficking:
Is there a one-handgun-per-month limit on gun sales?

Answer: Yes

Assault weapons:
Are there limitations on assault weapons and magazines?

Answer: No

Attorney general regulations:
Can the attorney general regulate guns?

Answer: No

Background check at state level:
Do state police perform a background check in addition to federal NICS check?

Answer: Yes

Ballistic fingerprinting:
Must handguns be ballistic fingerprinted prior to sale?

Answer: No

Concealed weapons limits:
May police limit carrying concealed handguns?

Answer: No

Child access prevention:
Are gun owners held accountable for leaving guns accessible to kids?

Answer: Yes

Child-safety locks:
Must locking devices be sold with guns?

Answer: No

Gun manufacturer accountability:
Do cities have authority to hold gun makers legally liable?

Answer: No

Gun show checks:
Are background checks required at gun shows?

Answer: No

Juvenile possession:
Are minors restricted from possessing guns?

Answer: Partial

Juvenile sale:
Is it illegal to sell guns to kids?

Answer: Partial

License or permit to purchase:
Is a license/permit required to buy handguns?

Answer: No

Local gun laws - preemption:
May cities enact laws stronger than the state's?

Answer: No

Record keeping:
May police maintain gun sale records?

Answer: Partial

Registration:
Are all guns registered with law enforcement?

Answer: No

Safety standards:
Are there consumer safety standards on guns?

Answer: No

Safety training:
Is safety training required for handgun buyers?

Answer: No

Saturday Night Specials:
Are there limitations on 'junk' handguns?

Answer: No

School zones:
Is it illegal for concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns into schools?

Answer: Yes

Secondary sales:
Are background checks required on "private" gun sales?

Answer: No

Waiting period:
Is there a waiting period on gun sales?

Answer: No

So, what does all of this mean? It means the following:

1) People can own as many assault weapons and magazines as they damn well please. Now had the Congress not allowed the Assault Weapons ban to expire, this wouldn't be the case.

2) People don't have to wait to obtain a gun.

3) The attorney general is powerless to do anything about gun control.

4) Guns don't have to undergo ballistic fingerprinting, thus it makes it harder to match a gun to a crime. It means more work for police and forensics when it could be oh so simple.

5) Police can't limit the number of people with guns. Thus, there are more people out there with guns than should be.

6) There are no required child safety measures for guns.

7) Those who manufacture guns can't be held accountable, even if the guns that people obtain and commit crimes with are illegal in this country.

8) Anyone and everyone who wants a gun just needs to go to a gun show in order to get one because they don't have required background checks. Gee, I wonder where the criminals go to get their guns? I can't guess!!

9) Minors can possess and purchase guns to some extent. Wow, and we're supposed to be a country that protects its children? Yeah right!!

10) You can own a gun without a permit.

11) No city is allowed to create and enforce a gun law that is stricter than that of the state, even if the intention of the gun law is to prevent death or injury. Nice!!

12) Police aren't necessarily required to keep track of gun purchases. Thus, there is really no trail to follow when a gun related crime occurs.

13) You don't have to register your gun with the police. Thus, they don't give a shit whether or not you own a gun.

14) There are no safety standards to follow when purchasing a gun. Thus, once it leaves the store, they don't give a shit what happens with that gun. They don't care if you accidently kill yourself or your family. They don't care if you accidently injure yourself or your family. They don't care if you commit a crime with that gun. Oops, you're dead? Oh well!!

15) You don't have to take any gun safety classes. Thus, they don't give a shit what you do with that gun. Again, you're dead? Oh well!!

16) You can pretty much own any kind of gun there is out there, without limit.

17) You can't carry a gun onto any school property, even if you have a conceal/carry permit. Thus, the argument that if only someone at Virginia Tech had a gun on them this massacre may have been prevented doesn't hold any water. They wouldn't have been allowed to carry a gun on campus.
18) If you purchase a gun from someone else, you don't have to undergo a background check. Thus, anyone and everyone who wants to obtain a gun can just go to a "private" individual and purchase the gun.