Dutch Uncle wrote:
The charge being a misdemeanor, his right to keep and bear arms is unaffected, as is his CCW.
I'm just curious as to the actual conviction because I thought it was assault or assault and battery and it would affect a
CHP?
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum54/34418-1.html
§ 18.2-308. Personal protection; carrying concealed weapons; when lawful to carry.
E. The following persons shall be deemed disqualified from obtaining a permit:
14. An individual who has been convicted of any assault, assault and battery, sexual battery, discharging of a firearm in violation of §
18.2-280 or
18.2-286.1 or brandishing of a firearm in violation of §
18.2-282 within the three-year period immediately preceding the application.
J. Any person convicted of an offense that would disqualify that person from obtaining a permit under subsection E or who violates subsection F shall forfeit his permit for a concealed handgun and surrender it to the court. Upon receipt by the Central Criminal Records Exchange of a record of the arrest, conviction or occurrence of any other event that would disqualify a person from obtaining a concealed handgun permit under subsection E, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall notify the court having issued the permit of such disqualifying arrest, conviction or other event. Upon receipt of such notice of a conviction, the court shall revoke the permit of a person disqualified pursuant to this subsection, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the revocation.