CHAPTER 532
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.5:2 , relating to manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties.
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Approved April 10, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-308.5 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.5:2 as follows:
§ 18.2-308.5 . Manufacture, assembly, importation, etc., of plastic or other nondetectable firearm prohibited; penalty.
A. It shall be is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled , import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, transfer , or possess (i) any plastic firearm or (ii) any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, is not detectable as a firearm by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening .
B. As used in this section , "plastic :
"Frame" and "receiver" have the same meanings attributed to them in 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq. and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
"Major component" means (i) the slide or cylinder, or the frame or receiver, of the firearm or (ii) in the case of a rifle or shotgun, the barrel of the firearm.