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§ 18.2-308.8 Importation, sale, possession or transfer of Striker 12′s prohibited; penalty

It shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell, possess or transfer the following firearms: the Striker 12, commonly called a “streetsweeper,” or any semi-automatic folding stock shotgun of like kind with a spring tension drum magazine capable of holding twelve shotgun shells. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.

History

This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 888 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 “Acts” aren’t available online.

1993, c. 888.

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