VA Passes Universal Background Checks & 1 Handgun a Month Rule

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https://www.virginiamercury.com/blo...ll-gun-sales-restore-one-handgun-a-month-law/

One the new law is enacted, private sellers will be required to go through a licensed firearms dealer for a background check, ensuring a would-be buyer can legally own a firearm. Gun dealers would be allowed to charge a fee of up to $15 per for a check performed on a private seller’s behalf.

The second bill would restore the law limiting handgun purchase to one per month, a restriction supporters say will help crack down on gun trafficking to other states. The former law was in effect from 1993 to 2012.

The Senate insisted on including an exemption for concealed-carry permit holders. The legislature is also moving to tighten the process for getting a concealed carry permit by requiring applicants to complete an in-person gun safety course. Under current law, those courses could be taken online.
 
wvsig said:
The second bill would restore the law limiting handgun purchase to one per month, a restriction supporters say will help crack down on gun trafficking to other states.
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I’d be ok with that as long as I could buy a gun, retroactively, for every month during which I never bought one. o_O
 
Jeppo said:
I’d be ok with that as long as I could buy a gun, retroactively, for every month during which I never bought one. o_O
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They basically went back to the pre 2012 law. CCW holders can buy as many as they want. That was the was it was when I lived in VA. Lots of people got permits back then just to get around that law even if they did not carry.
 
One a month. Talk about an arbitrary number, what logic supports that this is better than 1 per week or one per 6 months?
 
If a tree falls in the forest and kills a hundred Virginians will it make a sound, or more importantly, will anyone care? :)
 
Is there a way "they" can prove I purchased a firearm via private party sale? How exactly will they enforce this?
 
The Dude said:
Is there a way "they" can prove I purchased a firearm via private party sale? How exactly will they enforce this?
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They can’t, but it will definitely greatly hinder gun shows and sites like Armslist and VA Gun Trader, so they will consider it a win.
 
The Dude said:
Is there a way "they" can prove I purchased a firearm via private party sale? How exactly will they enforce this?
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cubrock said:
They can’t, but it will definitely greatly hinder gun shows and sites like Armslist and VA Gun Trader, so they will consider it a win.
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I guess you missed the 1st part of the thread title and did not read the OP or the article.... LOL

One the new law is enacted, private sellers will be required to go through a licensed firearms dealer for a background check, ensuring a would-be buyer can legally own a firearm. Gun dealers would be allowed to charge a fee of up to $15 per for a check performed on a private seller’s behalf.

IIRC VA has its own background check system in addition to the FBI NICS background check . I am not sure which one they are mandating but I would guess it is the VA based system which also checks VA mental health records again IIRC.
 
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Gonna be alot of interstate commerce along the border of NC and WV for Virginians. I like how they're making the VA CHP a even more special protection class relegating the mere unwashed citizens as lepers.
 
Button Pusher said:
What makes them believe gun trafficking gang will obey a one gun a month restriction?
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Also, what makes them think that free citizens who engage in private commerce with one another are going to bend?

Many will not.
 
wvsig said:
I guess you missed the 1st part of the thread title and did not read the OP or the article.... LOL

One the new law is enacted, private sellers will be required to go through a licensed firearms dealer for a background check, ensuring a would-be buyer can legally own a firearm. Gun dealers would be allowed to charge a fee of up to $15 per for a check performed on a private seller’s behalf.

IIRC VA has its own background check system in addition to the FBI NICS background check . I am not sure which one they are mandating but I would guess it is the VA based system which also checks VA mental health records again IIRC.
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I don't think you're picking up what I was putting down man....
 
cubrock said:
They can’t, but it will definitely greatly hinder gun shows and sites like Armslist and VA Gun Trader, so they will consider it a win.
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If it were my guess, the fear of a sting might slow it down. Otherwise, a deactivated ad doesn't always equal a sell or a trade.
 
The Dude said:
I don't think you're picking up what I was putting down man....
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Right. How can it be proved (other then one of the parties rolling over on the other) when the actual transaction between two private sellers took place? Any firearm made before the date of the new law, could be sold privately.
 
kcult said:
If it were my guess, the fear of a sting might slow it down. Otherwise, a deactivated ad doesn't always equal a sell or a trade.
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Indeed. Fear of a sting will be what slows things down.
 
cubrock said:
Indeed. Fear of a sting will be what slows things down.
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I hate to think the guys are just floating around, trying to catch someone. Makes me sick.

Several years back, I had a trade deal offered to me from one of my Armslist ads. I asked for a picture. What I got was a picture of a SBR with a drum magazine. Yeah, I declined.
 
Well this old boy will be buying every cheap LEO trade in pistol that I come across. Gotta love living 5 min away from such a vast market.
 
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kcult said:
If it were my guess, the fear of a sting might slow it down. Otherwise, a deactivated ad doesn't always equal a sell or a trade.
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That was my thought. Between friends and family? Who gives a care? But online purchases, where you show up but don't see the blue lights until it's too late? Those are suddenly a lot more iffy.
 
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