Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-284 — Selling or giving toy firearms
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 4: Dangerous Use of Firearms or Other Weapons, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-284
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.
No person shall sell, barter, exchange, furnish, or dispose of by purchase, gift or in any other manner any toy gun, pistol, rifle or other toy firearm, if the same shall, by action of an explosion of a combustible material, discharge blank or ball charges. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Each sale of any of the articles hereinbefore specified to any person shall constitute a separate offense.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the sale of what are commonly known as cap pistols.
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Is selling or giving toy firearms a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Selling or giving toy firearms is a class 4 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-284.
Which Virginia statute covers selling or giving toy firearms?
Selling or giving toy firearms is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-284 (Selling or giving toy firearms).
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