Posted: 7/17/2008 9:42:17 PM EDT
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Just curious, as the law states one cannot PURCHASE more than one handgun in VA without being an FFL. Does this apply to out-of-state purchases that are being transferred within the same month? Does the transfer count as the purchase, or the exchange of funds? |
If you have a CHP (aka CCW) you can purchase more then one a month. There also is a provision on the VA State Police site to get a This applies to purchases thru an FFL, which includes out of state purchases. It might be possible for the FFL to hold the second one until the next month, but it may vary by FFL. It is my understanding that private sales VSP site on fiearms Hope this helps! |
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The enforcement mechanism on the "one per month" part of the law is the VSP Background Check. Perhaps it would be better to understand the law as: "With the exception of CHP holders and those with Multiple Handgun Purchase Certificates issued by the VSP, no background check involving the transfer of a handgun will be approved if it is within 30 calendar days of the last background check performed on the individual which involved the transfer of a handgun." A bit more wordy, but that's probably a better way to explain it. FWIW, I do think the once-per-month thing DOES apply to private sales, but as mentioned above, the enforcement mechanism of the law is through the VSP background check. This might be worth double checking, because if it does apply to private sales then there could be liability on the part of the seller if he transfers more than one handgun to the same buyer within a 30 day period... And as always, I take something which could be answered in about a paragraph or two and write about a page length response   _MaH |
leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-308.2C2
[emphasis added] You are not allowed to purchase more than one handgun a month unless you meet the exceptions, one of which is having a concealed permit. There is no simple enforcement mechanism for private sales tough. |
I stand corrected Looks like non-C&R purchases are included. C&R purchases do appear to fall outside this provision. i. A person who purchases a handgun in a private sale. For purposes of this subdivision, a private sale means purchase from a person who makes occasional sales, exchanges or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection of curios or relics as herein defined, or who sells all or part of such collection of curios and relics; or |
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I figured this might happen. I bought a CZ and then my Pops who is not tech-savvy to say the least wanted a 1911. So I found him a nice semi-custom A1 on gunbroker, won it, and it was shipped to my FFL. No biggie. Except that it's MY gunbroker account, which means when you click "View buyer's information" it shows my name, not my Father's. So my pistol came in about week before his. The shop is a decent drive, so I waited about a week for his to show up. We went down and explained the situation to them, but they wouldn't let Pops pick up his gun b/c it had my name on it. And I can't pick it up for him b/c of the 30-day law. So now Pops hates technology even MORE since his 1911 will be sitting at VA Arms until I can get my concealed carry approved or 30 days is up. So now, something as simple as putting his first name on the box instead of mine, could have avoided this whole situation. I guess I understand their actions though. For $20, it's not worth their necks. I had to let Pops shoot my CZ so he didn't pop a gasket!
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Get a concealed permit and you are not limited. |
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Well, I applied for the permit about three weeks ago. My next question comes due to a time deadline. Is 30 days 720 hours? Or since I purchased it on the 18th of July, do I have to wait until the 31st 'day' which would be Aug. 18th? My plane leaves the afternoon of the 18th and it would be SO much easier to get it the evening before. That way Dad can have his pistol and doesn't have to wait for me to come back for T-giving. Thanks all. |