Carrying concealed weapons; secured storage of firearms; penalty. Removes the exception to the prohibition on carrying a concealed weapon for any person who may lawfully possess a firearm and is carrying a handgun while in a personal, private motor vehicle or vessel and such handgun is secured in a container or compartment in the vehicle or vessel. The bill provides that a civil penalty of no more than $500 shall be imposed for any person who leaves a firearm in an unattended motor vehicle where such firearm is visible. The bill also creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to report to law enforcement the theft or loss of a firearm from an unattended motor vehicle and a Class 1 misdemeanor if another person obtains such firearm.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 18.2-308
Conference Substitute: 18.2-308
Enrolled: 18.2-308