Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.5:1
Manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited; penalty
Effective Jul 1, 20242020, c. 527; 2024, cc. 163, 164.
A. As used in this section:
"Auto sear" means a device, other than a trigger activator, designed for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
"Trigger activator" means a device designed to allow a semi-automatic firearm to shoot more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger by harnessing the recoil energy of any semi-automatic firearm to which it is affixed so that the trigger resets and continues firing without additional physical manipulation of the trigger by the shooter.
- B. It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, possess, transfer, or transport an auto sear or a trigger activator in the Commonwealth.
- C. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 6 felony.
- D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person from manufacturing, importing, selling, offering for sale, possessing, receiving, transferring, or transporting any item for which such person is in compliance with the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq.).
2020, c. 527; 2024, cc. 163, 164.