Prohibited public carrying of certain firearms in public areas; penalty.
Summary
Prohibits the carrying of a loaded shotgun or rifle in places open to the public in certain cities and counties. Current law prohibits the carrying in such locations of certain loaded firearms with high capacity magazines, silencers, or folding stock, or a loaded shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered. The bill adds the City of Roanoke to the list of cities in which the carrying of such firearms is prohibited.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 29, 2018
Last action Feb 5, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Nov 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
lower
Nov 29, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101263D
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Toscano
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
JH
Janet Howell
DDemocratic
Co
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Ken Plum
DDemocratic
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