Any person actually engaged in lawful hunting, as authorized by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries, under inclement weather conditions necessitating temporary protection of his firearm from those conditions.Any person carrying such weapons between his place of abode and a place of purchase or repair, provided the weapons are unloaded and securely wrapped while being transported.Any regularly enrolled member of a weapons collecting organization who is at, or going to or from, a bona fide weapons exhibition, provided that the weapons are unloaded and securely wrapped while being transported.Any regularly enrolled member of a target shooting organization who is at, or going to or from, an established shooting range, provided that the weapons are unloaded and securely wrapped while being transported.Any law-enforcement officer, wherever such law-enforcement officer may travel in the Commonwealth.Any person while in his own place of business.Section 18.2-308 does not apply to any person while in his own place of abode or the curtilage thereof. Revocation, Suspension, or Surrender of PermitĪ Permit is Not Necessary in the Following Circumstances – Section 18.2-308
If Your Application is Not Complete within 45 Days It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of clause (i) regarding a handgun, that a person had been issued, at the time of the offense, a valid concealed handgun permit.Ī Permit is Not Necessary in the Following CircumstancesĪpplication for a Concealed Handgun Permitĭocumentation of Proof of Handgun Competency For the purpose of this section, a weapon shall be deemed to be hidden from common observation when it is observable but is of such deceptive appearance as to disguise the weapon’s true nature. A second violation of this section or a conviction under this section subsequent to any conviction under any substantially similar ordinance of any county, city, or town shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony, and a third or subsequent such violation shall be punishable as a Class 5 felony. If any person carries about his person, hidden from common observation, (i) any pistol, revolver, or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile of any kind by action of an explosion of any combustible material (ii) any dirk, bowie knife, switchblade knife, ballistic knife, machete, razor, slingshot, spring stick, metal knucks, or blackjack (iii) any flailing instrument consisting of two or more rigid parts connected in such a manner as to allow them to swing freely, which may be known as a nun chahka, nun chuck, nunchaku, shuriken, or fighting chain (iv) any disc, of whatever configuration, having at least two points or pointed blades which is designed to be thrown or propelled and which may be known as a throwing star or oriental dart or (v) any weapon of like kind as those enumerated in this subsection, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Carrying concealed weapons exceptions penalty. Additionally, you can read information regarding Concealed Weapons and Concealed Weapon Permits from the Virginia State Police website.
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See below a portion of §18.2-308, the full text of the statute is online here. To contact us, please complete this form and we’ll respond as soon as we are able. If you have been charged with carrying a concealed weapon in violation of §18.2-308 contact one of the lawyers at Jurach, Tacey & Quitiquit.
In Virginia the Circuit Court of the county or city in which the applicant resides issues Resident Concealed Permits.Īdam Jurach, Brian Tacey, and Tony Quitiquit regularly handle Concealed Weapons cases across Virginia in Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Richmond, and the surrounding jurisdictions. There are certain exceptions to this rule contained in §18.2-308. In Virginia you typically need have a valid concealed carry permit when carrying a weapon concealed. The penalty for a Possession of a Concealed Weapon can range from a Misdemeanor to a Felony depending on certain factors. The lawyers at Jurach, Tacey, & Quitiquit regularly represent clients charged with Possession of a Concealed Weapon.