SB1458: Dangerous weapons; authorization of place of religious worship to carry to such place.

SENATE BILL NO. 1458

Offered January 16, 2017
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-283 of the Code of Virginia, relating to dangerous weapons; place of religious worship.
Patron-- McPike

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18.2-283 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 18.2-283. Carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship.

If any person carry any gun, pistol, bowie knife, dagger, or other dangerous weapon, without good and sufficient reason, to a place of worship while a meeting for religious purposes is being held at such place without express authorization from such place of religious worship, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.