From: [j m d] at [cube.handheld.com] (Jim De Arras)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns
Subject: Re: Va "Gun of the month" club
Date: 2 Jul 1993 13:12:40 GMT

In article <[1993 Jul 2 121106 22746] at [almserv.uucp]> [sxum n b] at [fnma.COM] (Mario N.  
Brathwaite) writes:
> I have a question concerning Virginia's newly enacted "one gun per month"  
law.
> Is it possible for me to purchase multiple guns, for instance: a matched set,
> go home with the first ( after the 3 day check ) and pick up the remaining  
guns
> in subsequent months. Thereby adhering to the "one gun per month" law.
> 

Thanks to the NRA's efforts it's better than that.  You can go to the state  
police, swear on a form the reason for the multiple purchase, undergo an  
enhanced residency check, and if your reason for the multiple purchase is  
lawful, you will be given a certificate permitting the purchase, which you  
surrender to the dealor when you purchase the guns.

This is for handguns only, no restrictions on long guns. And for the "group's"  
information, the 3 day check you mention is a local restriction up in the  
"lost" counties near D.C., NOT a Virginia Commonwealth-wide law.

While not a full victory for the NRA, the ability to still make multi-handgun  
purchases with the "enhanced" background check was saved in large part through  
their efforts.  The media likes to overlook that detail when proclaiming the  
great NRA defeat in Virginia.

> ---
> Mario N. Brathwaite ( [Mario Brathwaite] at [fnma.com] )	| MOTTO:
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and
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> Disclaimer: I speak for myself and no one else.		| -- A very  
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Jim
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