Any person actually engaged in lawful hunting, asauthorized by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries, under inclement weatherconditions necessitating temporary protection of his firearm from thoseconditions, provided that possession of a handgun while engaged in lawfulhunting shall not be construed as hunting with a handgun if the person huntingis carrying a valid concealed handgun permit andħ. Any person carrying such weapons between his place of abodeand a place of purchase or repair, provided the weapons are unloaded andsecurely wrapped while being transported Ħ. Any regularly enrolled member of a weapons collectingorganization who is at, or going to or from, a bona fide weapons exhibition,provided that the weapons are unloaded and securely wrapped while beingtransported ĥ. Any regularly enrolled member of a target shootingorganization who is at, or going to or from, an established shooting range,provided that the weapons are unloaded and securely wrapped while beingtransported Ĥ. Any law-enforcement officer, wherever such law-enforcementofficer may travel in the Commonwealth ģ. Any person while in his own place of business Ģ.
This section shall not apply to any person while in his ownplace of abode or the curtilage thereof.Įxcept as provided in subsection J1, this section shall notapply to:ġ.
For the purpose of this section, a weaponshall be deemed to be hidden from common observation when it is observable butis of such deceptive appearance as to disguise the weapon's true nature.ī. A second violation of this section ora conviction under this section subsequent to any conviction under anysubstantially similar ordinance of any county, city, or town shall bepunishable as a Class 6 felony, and a third or subsequent such violation shallbe punishable as a Class 5 felony. If any person carries about his person, hidden from commonobservation, (i) any pistol, revolver, or other weapon designed or intended topropel a missile of any kind by action of an explosion of any combustiblematerial (ii) any dirk, bowie knife, switchblade knife, ballistic knife,machete, razor, slingshot, spring stick, metal knucks, or blackjack (iii) anyflailing instrument consisting of two or more rigid parts connected in such amanner as to allow them to swing freely, which may be known as a nun chahka,nun chuck, nunchaku, shuriken, or fighting chain (iv) any disc, of whateverconfiguration, having at least two points or pointed blades which is designedto be thrown or propelled and which may be known as a throwing star or orientaldart or (v) any weapon of like kind as those enumerated in this subsection, heshall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Personal protection carrying concealed weapons when lawful to carry.Ī.
#CODE OF VA CONCEALED WEAPON CODE#
2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-308 - Personal protection carrying concealed weapons when lawful to carryġ8.2-308.