Jeff Koke
07-01-2008, 08:55 AM
Per a Virginian Pilot (www.pilotonline.com) article:
Guns
Background checks. The Central Criminal Records Exchange – a database used to check the backgrounds of most people buying guns in Virginia – will have to include all information regarding a person’s involuntary mental health treatment.
Firearms sales. Firearms can no longer be sold or transferred to anyone who is not a U.S. citizen and is in the country illegally.
From the VCDL List:
* A person can renew his CHP between 90 and 180 days before it expires. If he does so, the new permit will become effective from the date the old permit expires, giving the permit holder a full five years. If you renew after the minimum 90 days, then renewals are like they have been - you might lose some days off your expiring permit.
* If a person moves from one location to another in Virginia, you can now get a new permit with a change of address for $10 by applying to the Circuit Court where the permit was issued. REMEMBER: there is no requirement to get a change of address on your permit, but if you want to do so, you now can.
* The law was clarified that required training to get a CHP never expires. Therefore someone's DD-214 from 1970 is still as valid as one from 2008.
* A person who has a temporary detention order (TDO) does not lose their gun rights immediately any more. After the TDO evaluation period, if the person voluntarily commits themselves, they will be warned that by doing so they will lose their gun rights. Otherwise if a judge determines that the person indeed needs to be treated on either an inpatient or outpatient basis after the TDO evaluation period, then the person loses their gun rights. Finally, there is now a provision that will allow a person to petition the Court to get their gun rights back once they are cured or were incorrectly diagnosed. If they are turned down by the court, they can appeal to a higher court.
* There will be a few new questions on gun purchase forms dealing with the new mental health laws.
Guns
Background checks. The Central Criminal Records Exchange – a database used to check the backgrounds of most people buying guns in Virginia – will have to include all information regarding a person’s involuntary mental health treatment.
Firearms sales. Firearms can no longer be sold or transferred to anyone who is not a U.S. citizen and is in the country illegally.
From the VCDL List:
* A person can renew his CHP between 90 and 180 days before it expires. If he does so, the new permit will become effective from the date the old permit expires, giving the permit holder a full five years. If you renew after the minimum 90 days, then renewals are like they have been - you might lose some days off your expiring permit.
* If a person moves from one location to another in Virginia, you can now get a new permit with a change of address for $10 by applying to the Circuit Court where the permit was issued. REMEMBER: there is no requirement to get a change of address on your permit, but if you want to do so, you now can.
* The law was clarified that required training to get a CHP never expires. Therefore someone's DD-214 from 1970 is still as valid as one from 2008.
* A person who has a temporary detention order (TDO) does not lose their gun rights immediately any more. After the TDO evaluation period, if the person voluntarily commits themselves, they will be warned that by doing so they will lose their gun rights. Otherwise if a judge determines that the person indeed needs to be treated on either an inpatient or outpatient basis after the TDO evaluation period, then the person loses their gun rights. Finally, there is now a provision that will allow a person to petition the Court to get their gun rights back once they are cured or were incorrectly diagnosed. If they are turned down by the court, they can appeal to a higher court.
* There will be a few new questions on gun purchase forms dealing with the new mental health laws.