Virginia legal term
Auto sear in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Auto sear” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Auto sear” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Auto sear" means a device, other than a trigger activator, designed for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.5:1)
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