There are no registration requirements for weapons
in Virginia.
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Thanks for that valuable information. Unfortunately, a hell raising Highway Patrol officer can get into your knickers in a number of ways other than matching a license tag to gun registration. NRA stickers, Don’t Tread on Me license plates, a visible gun rack, etc., may give an over zealous officer the excuse he needs to scrutinize the vehicle and driver for the slightest vehicle infraction (ruse) for a pullover to set up a declaration by the driver that he is armed. When the declaration idea was first floated, it was mostly viewed positively as a means to de-esclate a situation between the officer and the gun bearer. With the clarity of hindsight we see where even a well intended concession on the right to carry has now turned into a way for LE to grab your weapon. Give them an inch and they will take the whole stink’n yard.
“gun registration”
A backround check is not a gun
registration form. The type of
firearm you’re purchasing is
not recorded on a backround
check form. All backround check
forms must be destroyed within
24 hours according to federal
law.
Federal law prohibits the
federal government
from collecting firearm sales
records in a central repository.
Without a central repository
of all firearm sales records,
tracing is a slow, cumbersome process.
A state cop isn’t going to be able
to tell from your name only, what
type of weapons you may own.
It’s sad and wrong that those who
own “illegal” weapons, are forced
to keep them in their homes, out
of sight. And it goes without
saying, if you own one, keep
your mouth shut, and definitely
don’t be a dummy and carry it
around in your vehicle.
When a cop runs a serial number
of a weapon that’s found in
your vehicle, the only thing
that shows up is if it’s stolen.
That’s when your name is tied
to the weapon.
They truely don’t know what
you have...unless you tell
them.