Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-283 — Carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 4: Dangerous Use of Firearms or Other Weapons, Code of Virginia.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-283
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If any person carry any gun, pistol, bowie knife, dagger or other dangerous weapon, without good and sufficient reason, to a place of worship while a meeting for religious purposes is being held at such place he shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship is a class 4 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-283.
Which Virginia statute covers carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship?
Carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-283 (Carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship).
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