                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 18.2-288)

When used in this article:

1. &#8220;Machine gun&#8221; applies to any weapon which shoots or is designed
to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single
function of the trigger.

2. &#8220;Crime of violence&#8221; applies to and includes any of the following
crimes or an attempt to commit any of the same, namely, murder, manslaughter,
kidnapping, rape, mayhem, assault with intent to maim, disable, disfigure or
kill, robbery, burglary, housebreaking, breaking and entering and larceny.

3. &#8220;Person&#8221; applies to and includes firm, partnership, association
or corporation.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-258; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.