Moving to VA with Handguns.

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:39:17

I am moving to Virginia in Sept from MI and I already own two handguns and several rifles. Do I need to register my handguns? If so, how do I go about doing that?

jdonovan · Post by **jdonovan** » Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:14:58

[quote="jmicheals1984". Do I need to register my handguns?[/quote]

No, no registration here, just show up.

Oh do be a aware we have a one gun a month law here, so you should be prepared to purchase one a month.... its the law you know.

Post by **OakRidgeStars** » Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:38:17

jdonovan wrote:Oh do be a aware we have a one gun a month law here, so you should be prepared to purchase one a month.... its the law you know.

Unless you have a CHP, then you are required to purchase more than one per month

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:20:17

OakRidgeStars wrote:
jdonovan wrote:Oh do be a aware we have a one gun a month law here, so you should be prepared to purchase one a month.... its the law you know.
Unless you have a CHP, then you are required to purchase more than one per month

You're being sarcastic right? Hahah.

RocKor · Post by **RocKor** » Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:22:00

Why would you bring such dangerous weapons to our peaceful state? When you get here, you should dispose of them IMMEDIATELY. Did I mention I offer weapon disposal services free of charge?

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:24:33

RocKor wrote:Why would you bring such dangerous weapons to our peaceful state? When you get here, you should dispose of them IMMEDIATELY. Did I mention I offer weapon disposal services free of charge?

Um...No thanks!

smltooner · Post by **smltooner** » Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:45:38

to the club.

Sensai · Post by **Sensai** » Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:00:48

Looks like you're already receiving a pretty good Virginia welcome!

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:29:24

The only thing I don't like is the one Pistol a month law. Though I plan to get my CHP.

RocKor · Post by **RocKor** » Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:36:20

It's a good thing the VA CHP is very easy to get.

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:39:49

True, so the CHP is the way to go.

ProShooter · Post by **ProShooter** » Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:35:34

jmicheals1984 wrote:True, so the CHP is the way to go.

I like to think so!

user · Post by **user** » Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:07:07

so, how'd the move go?

When I saw the title of the thread, I thought, "great!". (Usually people complain about folks taking guns out of Virginia, not in. )

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:30:59

user wrote:so, how'd the move go?

When I saw the title of the thread, I thought, "great!". (Usually people complain about folks taking guns out of Virginia, not in. )

Work has been real hectic lately, I would have replied sooner. The move went well, like this state a whole lot more than Michigan. I can open carry here in Fredericksburg without having the whole Police Force harass and threaten me.

ss313 · Post by **ss313** » Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:46:48

Welcome to the 'burg. I open carry sometimes too but keep in mind that this is a college town and tends to be a little liberal. If you do it often enough someone will say something. I recommend the CHP because no one really needs to know you have it until they need to know.

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:16:19

ss313 wrote:Welcome to the 'burg. I open carry sometimes too but keep in mind that this is a college town and tends to be a little liberal. If you do it often enough someone will say something. I recommend the CHP because no one really needs to know you have it until they need to know.

I was assured by Capt. Rick Pennock from the Fredericksburg Police Dept that it was legal and that they only enforce the state law on Open Carry. Should I still be worried? I know its not as bad as Fairfax here though.

mk4 · Post by **mk4** » Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:10:39

jmicheals1984 wrote:I was assured by Capt. Rick Pennock from the Fredericksburg Police Dept that it was legal and that they only enforce the state law on Open Carry. Should I still be worried? I know its not as bad as Fairfax here though.

there's no va state law to enforce on open carry, which is exactly why it's legal for non-proscribed persons.

ss313 · Post by **ss313** » Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:53:31

I wasn't talking about the police. Neither the Fredericksburg nor the Spostylvania police have ever given me any trouble. I was referring to people that live in town. Some ask questions but some just seem to be offended by the sight of a gun. If I have been out in the woods and have one of them on I won't take it off to please someone else but if I am just going to run some errands I carry concealed.

jmicheals1984 · Post by **jmicheals1984** » Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:57:52

I think I freaked out the maintenance guy that works for the complex I live in. What is weird is most people don't even look at my firearm or react and some people seem to look freaked out, and don't even know that the law does not prohibit me from open carrying my Pistol.

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