Firearms; person legally incompetent, etc. prohibited from purchasing. (HB709)
Introduced By
Del. Bill Janis (R-Glen Allen) with support from co-patron Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Purchase of firearms; consent form; mental health questions. Requires that a person seeking to purchase a firearm from a firearms dealer answer questions on the state background check consent form concerning whether the applicant has ever been acquitted by reason of insanity, been adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incapacitated, or been involuntarily admitted to a facility or involuntarily ordered to out-patient mental health treatment. Amends § 18.2-308.2:2 (“Criminal history record information check required for the transfer of certain firearms.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Status
03/26/2008: Passed the General Assembly
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Comments
Sounds reasonable on the face of it, but if I had been adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incpacitated, it is unlikely I'd remember that or be able to answer the question honestly. Also, anyone adjudicated in absentia would likely answer the question falsely, but paradoxically, in complete honesty.