From reading the comments, it appears that discharging a firearm is perfectly legal in Chesterfield County if it is done so for a Patrotic Display.
It was Independence Day.
it doesn't kill somebody
I didn’t read the comments, but I’m surprised that someone would think that it’s legal.
I believe local governments in Virginia are allowed to regulate the discharge of firearms. The state code has this. . .
18.2-280 Willfully discharging firearms in public places.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-280