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Dale City Gun Show No Concealed Carry

roscoe13

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tapper95 wrote:
State Law says it is illegal to conceal in a "restaurant" with a license for on-premise consumption, but does not specifically address private clubs...

...Is there a lawyer in the house?
Actually, state law says restaurant or club. See:

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-308

"J3. No person shall carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club as defined in § 4.1-100 for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board under Title 4.1 of the Code of Virginia; however, nothing herein shall prohibit any sworn law-enforcement officer from carrying a concealed handgun on the premises of such restaurant or club or any owner or event sponsor or his employees from carrying a concealed handgun while on duty at such restaurant or club if such person has a concealed handgun permit. "

Per http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+4.1-100

" "Club" means any private nonprofit corporation or association which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of an establishment operated solely for a national, social, patriotic, political, athletic, or other like purpose, but not for pecuniary gain, the advantages of which belong to all of the members. It also means the establishment so operated. ..."

Certainly seems like the VFW would fit the definition...

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