1. Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency, political subdivision, or elected or
appointed official or employee of this state or of a political subdivision may not, under
governmental authority or color of law, including any other statutorily authorized
responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, or emergencies of whatever kind or
nature:
a. Close or limit the operating hours of:
(1)Any government-owned or government-operated indoor or outdoor shooting
range, unless the closure or limitation is required for maintenance, law
enforcement training, military training, hunter education, or other special
activities associated with the shooting sports or the closing or limitation of
hours applies equally to all forms of commerce, use, recreation, enjoyment,
or general activity within th
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1. Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency, political subdivision, or elected or
appointed official or employee of this state or of a political subdivision may not, under
governmental authority or color of law, including any other statutorily authorized
responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, or emergencies of whatever kind or
nature:
a. Close or limit the operating hours of:
(1) Any government-owned or government-operated indoor or outdoor shooting
range, unless the closure or limitation is required for maintenance, law
enforcement training, military training, hunter education, or other special
activities associated with the shooting sports or the closing or limitation of
hours applies equally to all forms of commerce, use, recreation, enjoyment,
or general activity within the jurisdiction;
(2) Any private indoor or outdoor shooting range, unless the closing or limitation
of hours applies equally to all forms of commerce, use, recreation,
enjoyment, or general activities within the jurisdiction; or
(3) Any entity engaged in the lawful selling or servicing of any firearm, including
any component or accessory; ammunition, including any component or
accessory; ammunition-reloading equipment and supplies; or personal
weapons other than firearms, unless the closing or limitation of hours
applies equally to all forms of commerce, use, recreation, enjoyment, or
general activity within the jurisdiction;
b. Prohibit, regulate, or curtail the otherwise lawful possession, defensive use,
carrying, transfer, transportation, storage, display, or other lawful use of; or seize,
commandeer, confiscate, or authorize the seizure or confiscation of, any
otherwise lawfully possessed firearm or ammunition unless the person acting on
behalf of or under the authority of the state or political subdivision is defending
that person or another from an assault, arresting an individual in actual
possession of a firearm or ammunition for a violation of law, or seizing or
confiscating the firearm or ammunition as evidence of a crime;
c. When registration is not otherwise required by law, require registration of any
firearm, including any component or accessory; ammunition, including any
component or accessory; ammunition-reloading equipment and supplies; or
personal weapons other than firearms;
d. Suspend or revoke a permit to carry a concealed pistol issued pursuant to
chapter 62.1-04, except as expressly authorized in that chapter; or
e. Refuse to accept an application for a permit to carry a concealed pistol, provided
the application has been completed properly in accordance with chapter 62.1-04.
2. Any individual aggrieved by a violation of this section may commence a civil action
against any person who subjects the individual, or causes the individual to be
subjected, to an action prohibited by this section.
3. In addition to any other remedy, an individual aggrieved by the seizure or confiscation
of a firearm or ammunition in violation of this section may bring an action for the return
of the firearm or ammunition, or the value of the firearm or ammunition, if the firearm or
ammunition is no longer available, in the district court of the county in which that
individual resides, in which the firearm or ammunition is located, or in which the
seizure or confiscation occurred.
4. In any action to enforce this section, the court shall award a prevailing plaintiff costs
and reasonable attorney's fees.