Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires firearms to be locked away in homes with minors or prohibited individuals in Virginia.

Highlights:

• Requires any individual who possesses a firearm in a residence with a minor or an individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm to store any firearm and ammunition in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that a firearm may be stored loaded if it is stored in a biometric storage device that no minor or prohibited individual is an authorized user of (Sec. 1).

• Classified a violation of this section as a Class 4 misdemeanor (Sec. 1).

• Requires firearm dealers to post notice of the provisions of this section on the premises of their business (Sec. 1).

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