                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, SALE, POSSESSION, TRANSFER, OR TRANSPORTATION OF AUTO
SEARS AND TRIGGER ACTIVATORS PROHIBITED; PENALTY (§ 18.2-308.5:1)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Auto sear&#8221; means a device, other than a trigger activator,
designed for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically
more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the
trigger.
			&#8220;Trigger activator&#8221; means a device designed to allow a
semi-automatic firearm to shoot more than one shot with a single pull of the
trigger by harnessing the recoil energy of any semi-automatic firearm to which
it is affixed so that the trigger resets and continues firing without additional
physical manipulation of the trigger by the shooter.

B. It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale,
possess, transfer, or transport an auto sear or a trigger activator in the
Commonwealth.

C. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person from
manufacturing, importing, selling, offering for sale, possessing, receiving,
transferring, or transporting any item for which such person is in compliance
with the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 5801 et seq.).

HISTORY: 2020, c. 527; 2024, cc. 163, 164.