                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHAT ARTICLE DOES NOT APPLY TO (§ 18.2-293)

The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to:

1. The manufacture for, and sale of, machine guns to the armed forces or
law-enforcement officers of the United States or of any state or of any
political subdivision thereof, or the transportation required for that purpose;
and

2. Machine guns and automatic arms issued to the national guard of Virginia by
the United States or such arms used by the United States army or navy or in the
hands of troops of the national guards of other states or territories of the
United States passing through Virginia, or such arms as may be provided for the
officers of the State Police or officers of penal institutions.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-263; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.