Uniform Machine Gun Act

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Uniform Machine Gun Act.” It is part of Chapter 7 “Crimes Involving Health and Safety”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”. It contains 12 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.

§ 18.2-288	Definitions
§ 18.2-289	Use of machine gun for crime of violence
§ 18.2-290	Use of machine gun for aggressive purpose
§ 18.2-291	What constitutes aggressive purpose
§ 18.2-292	Presence prima facie evidence of use
§ 18.2-293	What article does not apply to
§ 18.2-293.1	What article does not prohibit
§ 18.2-294	Manufacturer's and dealer's register; inspection of stock
§ 18.2-295	Registration of machine guns
§ 18.2-296	Search warrants for machine guns
§ 18.2-297	How article construed
§ 18.2-298	Short title of article