Lawful

Only when asked by the officer

Concealed Carry is legal in accordance with state laws that regulate the right to carry

No restriction as long as you don't consume any alcohol

Effective July 2026, firearms will only be permitted on campus if it is authorized and necessary for an on campus class or activity.

VA permittee with loaded handgun in vehicle only. If you leave the vehicle the firearm must be unloaded and cased.

Churches act like any other private property and may restrict
on a church by church basis

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67

Firearms must be securely stored when one knows or reasonably should know that a juvenile (under 14) can gain access to the firearm without the permission of their parent or guardian or when a resident of the premises is ineligible to possess a firearm.

No restrictions

Legal. State law does not require NFA registration. Hunting legal.

Handguns must be secured in a container or compartment within the vehicle. Consoles, glove compartments, or other areas within or on the vehicle that can be closed meets the qualifications

Mostly Uniform throughout state. Localities can regulate loaded long guns in vehicles.

Any in-person firearm training course qualifies. [Updated Jan 1st, 2021]

Anyone can apply.

No

No duty to retreat unless defendant made a contribution to the affray

- The Capitol of Virginia, Capitol Square and the surrounding area (bounded by Bank, Governor, Broad, and Ninth Streets plus specified Bank Street sidewalks), any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency, and any office where Commonwealth employees are regularly present performing official duties. A Class 1 misdemeanor with forfeiture. Notice must be posted at each public entrance and along the Capitol Square boundary
- Offices occupied by executive branch agencies, under administrative regulation, with signs posted at all state offices
- Courthouses — a high-level misdemeanor
- K-12 school grounds at all times, and preschool and child day center grounds during operating hours, including buildings and grounds, any property open to the public then exclusively used for school-sponsored functions during those functions, and school buses. A Class 6 felony for firearms. Exceptions for an unloaded firearm in a closed container (a locked trunk qualifies) or an unloaded long gun in a vehicle firearms rack, and for a concealed handgun permit holder with a concealed handgun while in a motor vehicle in a parking lot, traffic circle, or other vehicular ingress or egress
- School board property outside school zones, where the board has declared a gun-free zone, with the same vehicle exceptions
- Places of religious worship while a meeting for religious purposes is being held, without "good and sufficient reason" — a fine up to $100
- Air carrier airport terminals, including non-secure areas, unless you're a passenger with the gun unloaded in a locked container in checked luggage and declared at the counter. A Class 1 misdemeanor. Reagan National and Dulles have their own Airports Authority regulation covering terminals, airfields, and adjoining buildings
- Regional jails and juvenile detention facilities
- Within 40 feet of polling places from one hour before opening to one hour after closing. The Attorney General has opined that during early voting this includes central absentee precincts, voter satellite offices, and general registrars' offices
- Private property where the owner prohibits it or posts against it — charged as trespass rather than a firearms violation
- The Hog Island WMA portion bordering the James River north of the Surry Nuclear Power Plant, unless unloaded and cased
- Buggs Island and specified Gaston Reservoir waters
- Public inland waters, where carrying a loaded rifle or pistol on a boat for hunting is prohibited
- TVA day-use areas, campgrounds, and developed recreation land
- State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law

Virginia State Police
PO Box 27472
Richmond VA 23261-7472
804-674-2000
www.vsp.state.va.us

Virginia State Police

5 Years

Mail application with fingerprints, training certificate, and fee to VA State police. link