Virginia State law (with exceptions) has no limitation on magazine size
§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (a) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock or (b) shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public in the Cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, or Virginia Beach or in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement officers, licensed security guards, military personnel in the performance of their lawful duties, or any person having a valid concealed handgun permit or to any person actually engaged in lawful hunting or lawful recreational shooting activities at an established shooting range or shooting contest. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Blacksburg is not in any of these counties. I don’t understand how they can charge this kid with a violation of a law that doesn’t exist.
This case will get dismissed with prejudice. Then the Dems in the Virginia State Legislature will have to “fix” this law.
It’s all I can think of.
Hell I have 500+ rounds of 9mm in my car in case I have a spare hour and am near a range. As my legal instructor says it is a game. They write these laws to be hard to understand to nab law abiding people who are inadvertently breaking a stupid law. Like you can carry a weapon in Colorado on a horse, snow shoes, skis, atc BUT NOT A SNOWMOBILE. Does this Virginia law say anyone WITH a chp can have an AR with a 30 round magazine? Speaking of stupid just returned from MD, one of the most gun hating states in the union. Felt naked without my usual EDC.