Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-308.5 — Manufacture, import, sale, transfer or possession of plastic firearm prohibited
Virginia § 18.2-308.5
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 7CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY
Art. 7OTHER ILLEGAL WEAPONS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.5 (2026).
Text
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, import, sell, transfer or possess any plastic firearm. As used in this section, "plastic firearm" means any firearm, including machine guns and sawed-off shotguns as defined in this chapter, containing less than 3.7 ounces of electromagnetically detectable metal in the barrel, slide, cylinder, frame or receiver of which, when subjected to inspection by X-ray machines commonly used at airports, does not generate an image that accurately depicts its shape. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 5 felony.
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Legislative History
1989, c. 663; 2004, c. 995.
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