AFCop
Regular Member
Ok, my question, if 308. Makes #10 an exemption to the law, how then can 308.1, which also recognizes the exemptions in 308, require it to be unloaded?
§ 18.2-308.1. Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited.
The exemptions set out in § 18.2-308 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of this section.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to (vi) a person who possesses an unloaded firearm that is in a closed container, or a knife having a metal blade, in or upon a motor vehicle, or an unloaded shotgun or rifle in a firearms rack in or upon a motor vehicle;
§ 18.2-308. Personal protection; carrying concealed weapons; when lawful to carry; penalty.
10. Any person who may lawfully possess a firearm and is carrying a handgun while in a personal, private motor vehicle or vessel and such handgun is secured in a container or compartment in the vehicle or vessel; and
§ 18.2-308.1. Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited.
The exemptions set out in § 18.2-308 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of this section.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to (vi) a person who possesses an unloaded firearm that is in a closed container, or a knife having a metal blade, in or upon a motor vehicle, or an unloaded shotgun or rifle in a firearms rack in or upon a motor vehicle;
§ 18.2-308. Personal protection; carrying concealed weapons; when lawful to carry; penalty.
10. Any person who may lawfully possess a firearm and is carrying a handgun while in a personal, private motor vehicle or vessel and such handgun is secured in a container or compartment in the vehicle or vessel; and