DATE CREATED: December 7, 2023
LAST ACTION DATE: 01/26/2024
LAST AMENDMENT DATE: 12/07/2023
PROGRESS: Dead
BILL ID: HB12
CATEGORIES: Justice
REGION: VA
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of handguns; child safety warning required; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for such handgun and the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed to the gun and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the handgun, that handguns should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies.
SESSION: 2024 Regular Session
VERSIONS: 1
LAST ACTION: Incorporated by Public Safety
ACTIONS: 7
SPONSORS: Laura Jane Cohen (D) , Holly Seibold (D) , Marcus Simon (D) , Jeion Ward (D) , Mike Jones (D)* , Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D) , Nadarius Clark (D)
KEYWORDS: Responsible Firearm Storage, Locking Mechanism Incorporated, Locking Device, Capital Letters, Label Affixed, Legible Type, Licensed Dealer, Licensed Importer, Packaging Enclosing, Paper Included
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