Oops. Can't buy more than one handgun a month . . .

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Slateman

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Well, I goofed. I bought a p2000 9mm on Aug. 14. Then found a great deal on a Glock 20 and grabbed it. Little problem. Apparantly, in VA you can't buy more than one handgun. 30 day time limit.


Oopsie :D
 
Our one handgun a month law went into effect on July 1, 1993.

Get a carry permit. You know you need one anyway. :)

And there's always layaway.

John
 
I've heard about this rule but don't know anything about it. How is it controlled? Is there a national registry that keeps track of how many guns you buy?
 
Thats a pretty stupid law. I bet you some women voted that law in place after their husbands went on a gun shopping spree. We guys should try to pass a law making it illegal to buy more than more purse or one pair of shoes a month. I mean, after all, how many purses can you carry at one and how many pairs of shoes can you wear at once. I can carry at least 6 guns at one time! :D :eek: :p
 
" Little problem. Apparantly, in VA you can't buy more than one handgun. 30 day time limit. "

That's to keep criminals like you from buying (duh) more than one handgun in a month. That will eliminate crime. Oh, wait--you're not a criminal. Oh, wait--real criminals buy as many guns as they want, any time they want.

Tim
 
Well, supposedly at one time a lot of handguns purchased in Virginia ended up in other states, so they decided to pass a law.

It's not that hard to plan ahead, or just pay for it and let the dealer hold it until you can take delivery. Actually, once I started buying $1k handguns the law stopped being a problem.

John
 
dolanp: Obviously, I know what you are suggesting; however, I respectfully suggest word "enlightened" might be far preferable to "lax"!
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Hehe, true enough. I guess I look at "lax" as a positive term in relation to firearms laws! :)
 
"How is it controlled? Is there a national registry that keeps track of how many guns you buy?"

The background checks in VA are done by the State Police. They keep track of it.

JT
 
The one handgun a month provision applies to dealer and private purchases. The private purchases are on the honor system.

John
 
The one handgun a month provision applies to dealer and private purchases. The private purchases are on the honor system.
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I'll honor it as much as they honor the constitution.

Got to love loopholes.
 
You see a gun law approved in California, go ahead and laugh, but laugh quickly, cause it spreads. They start here and spread like the plague, first a few places, then shortly thereafter the entire country. One gun a month is stupidity at its purest!

Bob
 
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