§ 18.2-291 What constitutes aggressive purpose
Possession or use of a machine gun shall be presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose:
1. When the machine gun is on premises not owned or rented for bona fide permanent residence or business occupancy by the person in whose possession the machine gun may be found;
2. When the machine gun is in the possession of, or used by, a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence in any court of record, state or federal, of the United States of America, its territories or insular possessions;
3. When the machine gun has not been registered as required in § 18.2-295; or
4. When empty or loaded shells which have been or are susceptible of use in the machine gun are found in the immediate vicinity thereof.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.
Code 1950, § 18.1-261; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.