Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I recently removed the plug from my mossburg 500 and was wondering if their were any laws about doing that? Other then some hunting laws I know they removed the limit you can carry gor deer. is their anything else?

The only limit I know is if you're hunting migratory birds.

Three total for migratory birds. Load that sucker up for everything else!

Jim

jrswanson1 wrote:Three total for migratory birds.

"Equal opportunity is for the birds"

You can only load three shells so that the birds have an equal opportunity to get away. We wouldn't want to be unfair now, would we? Next thing you know, the Obama Admin will want to allow Ducks and Geese to vote in the November election. Migratory Waterfowl Have Rights Too!!!

allingeneral wrote:
You can only load three shells so that the birds have an equal opportunity to get away. We wouldn't want to be unfair now, would we?

Well, at some point it's no longer sporting. I mean, if it's taking you more than 2 shots you're just a lousy shot and should probably spend more time at the sporting clay range.

I agree if you cant hit what your hunting with two shots your just throwing lead at it. Since I dont hunt any birds it sounds like im in the clear but I do some rabbit and squirrel along with deer and turkey if anybody know about the these critters?

You can hunt everything but those dumb migratory birds with whatever gun and whatever capacity mag you like, except for machineguns (localities may vary).

Here's a relevant code section and the only one I am aware of...note that it only applies to certain localities and CHP holders are exempt...

§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (a) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock or (b) shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public in the Cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, or Virginia Beach or in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement officers, licensed security guards, military personnel in the performance of their lawful duties, or any person having a valid concealed handgun permit or to any person actually engaged in lawful hunting or lawful recreational shooting activities at an established shooting range or shooting contest. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

The exemptions set forth in § 18.2-308 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of this section.

(1991, c. 570; 1992, c. 790; 2003, c. 976; 2004, c. 995; 2005, c. 160; 2007, c. 813.)

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504 ... 18.2-287.4