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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>350725</law_id><section_number>18.2-309</section_number><catch_line>Furnishing certain weapons to minors; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="7" identifier="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="7">Other Illegal Weapons</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> If any person sells, barters, gives or furnishes, or causes to be sold, bartered, given or furnished, to any <span class="dictionary">minor</span> a dirk, switchblade knife or bowie knife, having good cause to believe him to be a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-1306601" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-309/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If any person sells, barters, gives or furnishes, or causes to be sold, bartered, given or furnished, to any <span class="dictionary">minor</span> a handgun, having good cause to believe him to be a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, such person shall be guilty of a Class 6 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>. This subsection shall not apply to any transfer made between family members or for the purpose of engaging in a sporting event or activity. <a id="paragraph-1306602" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-309/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-344; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1992, c. 487; 1993, c. 855.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
