We are in the 2021 legislative session in Virginia. The Dems said that there would be no gun legislation mainly because of lobby day last year. Due to COVID the Various PRO-GUN Organizations couldn't accomplish what they did last year but the Virginia Citizens Defense League did organize a caravan this year to demonstrate and talk to Representatives in both the house of Delegates and the state Senate to persuade them not to vote on anti-gun laws.
Well with all that and the fact these Lying Democrat Leaders in Virginia posted this bill hidden away under public safety and firearms. They did not have the guts to list it under weapons in the LIS Virginia. Below please find the text of the bill:
HB 2276
Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who manufactures, imports, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at airports for detecting plastic firearms.
The bill also creates several Class 1 misdemeanors, which are punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful (i) for any person to possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, transport, or receive an unfinished frame or receiver or firearm, unless the party possessing or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver or firearm is a federal firearms importer or manufacturer or the unfinished frame or receiver or firearm is imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or manufacturer and (ii) for any person to manufacture, cause to be manufactured, assemble, or cause to be assembled a firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or manufacturer in compliance with all federal laws and regulations regulating the manufacture and import of firearms.
This bill is marginally hysterical. My reasons for saying this is by the description stated above, Police, The federal Government and individuals that bought Glock hand guns will not be able to operate in Virginia because once you take a glock apart guess what its a plastic frame that may be hard to recognize as a firearm except for the serial Number tag. Or better yet my carbon fiber Bushmaster Carbon would be illegal as well which I bought legally from my local gun store who was a duly licensed FFL and conducted a NICS background check, after I filled out the 2 required forms.
Now lets talk about 3D printing a firearm lower. I have a 3D Printer which can print using metal-fill filament. I can print a 100% lower and serialize it. Would this be a legal loophole?
Lets talk about the bad 80% lowers. First off a totally legal Hobbyist item blessed off by the ATF. You machine the fire control pocket and drill several holes add some parts and you have a lower receiver. and then you can add it to a myriad of uppers. The only difference between a serialized and non serialized is they know who has one. Supposedly. Heres where this gets tricky. Lets say we order from a manufacturer in another state that does engraving also. You order an 80% lower with your own engraving on it. The out of state manufacturer has satisfied the rules and regulations of the ATF, and is not answerable to Virginia unless Virginia makes it illegal for said manufacturer to do business or send said type of lower to Virginia.
Again Democrat Politicians still think that you can get a glock through an X-ray machine, You can build a homemade weapon without machining any parts, and plastic guns won't blow up in your face
