Weapons; carrying into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, penalty.

Carrying weapon into building owned or leasedby the Commonwealth; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanorfor a person to transport any (i) gun or other weapon designed orintended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) frame,receiver, muffler, silencer, missile, projectile, or ammunitiondesigned for use with a dangerous weapon; or (iii) other dangerousweapon into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or anyagency thereof, where employees of the Commonwealth or agency thereofare regularly present for the purpose of performing their officialduties. A third or subsequent violation is punishable as a misdemeanor,and such offender may be confined in jail not more than 30 days andfined not more than $500, either or both. The bill provides exceptionsfor law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, magistrates,court officers, judges, city or county treasurers, commissionersor deputy commissioners of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission,authorized security personnel, and active military personnel whilein the conduct of such individuals' official duties. The bill requiresthat notice of the provisions prohibiting the carrying of such weaponsbe posted at each public entrance to all buildings owned or leasedby the Commonwealth or any agency thereof.