Bill Text: VA HB408 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 408 (Prior Session Legislation)

Prefiled

Bill Title: Right to keep & bear arms; codifies opinion of Supreme Court of the U.S. in D.C. v. Heller.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB408 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB408-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 408 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 5, 2018 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 1-240.2, relating to the right to keep and bear arms. ---------- Patron-- Cole ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 1-240.2 as follows:

§1-240.2. Right to keep and bear arms.

The right to keep and bear arms conferred by Article I, Section 13 of the Constitution of Virginia and the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is an individual right that is unconnected with militia service.

2. That it is the intent of the General Assembly that this act codify the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008).