Prohibición de compra y posesión de armas para personas en lista de no venta

Explicación Simple

Si alguien está en una lista que dice que no puede comprar armas, es ilegal que lo haga. También, si una persona ha sido condenada por golpear a un miembro de su familia, no puede tener un arma por tres años después de su condena.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol que recibió una tarjeta roja no pudiera jugar en varios partidos. Mientras esté suspendido, no puede participar hasta que pase el tiempo de la sanción.

Ejemplo Práctico

Carlos tuvo una pelea con su esposa y fue condenado por asalto. Tres meses después, decidió comprar un arma, pero como tiene antecedentes de violencia familiar, eso es ilegal. Carlos no podrá comprar ninguna arma durante tres años después de su condena.

Penalidades

Si se viola la ley, la penalidad es un delito menor de clase 3, o clase 1 en casos de violencia familiar.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-308.1:7 - Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons enrolled into the Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; penalty. It is unlawful for any person enrolled into the Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List pursuant to Chapter 12 (§ 52-50 et seq.) of Title 52 to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor. 2020, c. 1173 , § 18.2-308.1:6. Va. Code § 18.2-308.1:8 - Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member; penalty. A. Any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2021, for (i) the offense of assault and battery of a family or household member or (ii) an offense substantially similar to clause (i) under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. B. For the purposes of this section, "family or household member" means (i) the person's spouse, whether or not he resides in the same home with the person; (ii) the person's former spouse, whether or not he resides in the same home with the person; or (iii) any individual who has a child in common with the person, whether or not the person and that individual have been married or have resided together at any time. C. Any person prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm pursuant to subsection A shall be prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for three years following the date of the conviction at which point the person convicted of such offense shall no longer be prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm pursuant to s