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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":350669,"section_number":"18.2-295","catch_line":"Registration of machine guns","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-295\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1394059,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350666,"identifier":"18.2-293.1","token":"18.2\/7\/5\/18.2-293.1","url":"\/18.2-293.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-293.1\/","token":"18.2\/7\/5\/18.2-293.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"What article does not prohibit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-293.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit or interfere with:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The possession<\/span> of a machine gun for scientific purposes, or the possession<\/span> of a machine gun not usable as a weapon and possessed as a curiosity, ornament, or keepsake; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The possession<\/span> of a machine gun for a purpose manifestly not aggressive or offensive.\n\t\t\tProvided, however, that possession<\/span> of such machine guns shall be subject to the provisions of § 18.2-295<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT ARTICLE DOES NOT PROHIBIT (\u00a7 18.2-293.1)\n\nNothing contained in this article shall prohibit or interfere with:\n\n1. The possession of a machine gun for scientific purposes, or the possession of\na machine gun not usable as a weapon and possessed as a curiosity, ornament, or\nkeepsake; and\n\n2. The possession of a machine gun for a purpose manifestly not aggressive or\noffensive.\n\t\t\tProvided, however, that possession of such machine guns shall be subject to\nthe provisions of § 18.2-295.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-263; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}