Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

There is now a VA Appeals Court case for this issue that supersedes the AG opinion. A member of this board was arrested and tried and found guilty of having a concealed handgun because he had a loaded handgun in his automobile's unlocked glove compartment. The conviction was overturned on appeal. T...

I am one of a few officers who is Gun friendly and a staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment for all.
you would be surprised how many Virginia Police officers who are on the fence or against citizens having the same firearms
as police have. This includes Semi-auto hand guns to Service rifles.

First, welcome..... I'm quite certain that the GA did not have traffic crashes or wandering children in mind when they wrote 18.2-308. Actually legislatures always are concerned about keeping firearms out of the hand of kids. My Father was a state legislator and they did debate this issue. I caught...

There is now a VA Appeals Court case for this issue that supersedes the AG opinion. A member of this board was arrested and tried and found guilty of having a concealed handgun because he had a loaded handgun in his automobile's glove compartment. It was overturned on appeal. The conviction reversa...

I would always unload the firearm in case you have to swing into Maryland since the law in Maryland requires it to be unloaded, to me it's good practice while transporting a firearm, not holstering it. Your right the law does not require the firearm to be unloaded while in in a container or restrain...

I am new here but putting my .2 cents in here Both Mspaz and Proshooter are correct. the Law is written to be a bit vague to allow an Law enforcement officer some "wiggle room". but it's all on how the officer may interpret the law in a particular situation. Out in the country he may ask f...