Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB964
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase by persons intending to commit act of terrorism, penalty.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally
Description: Firearms; purchase by persons intending to commit act of terrorism; penalty. Provides that any person who, having the present intention to commit, conspire to commit, or aid and abet in the commission of an act of terrorism, purchases a firearm is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and any person who sells a firearm to a person who has expressed such an intention is guilty of a Class 4 felony. The bill provides that any such person shall also be disqualified from obtaining a concealed handgun permit. The bill further provides that any person who is listed on the consolidated Terrorist Watchlist maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation is disqualified from obtaining a concealed handgun permit.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 12, 2014
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Scott A. Surovell;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 8, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103388D |
| House | Jan 8, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 2014 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
