Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-290 (2026)

Use of machine gun for aggressive purpose

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Unlawful possession or use of a machine gun for an offensive or aggressive purpose is hereby declared to be a Class 4 felony.

Code 1950, § 18.1-260; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 229; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: Rasheed Daniel Fleming, s/k/a Rasheed N. Fleming v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2025).

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Rasheed Daniel Fleming, s/k/a Rasheed N. Fleming v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 35× “The trial court convicted Rasheed Daniel Fleming of possessing a machine gun for an offensive or aggressive purpose in violation of Code § 18.2-290, which is part of the Virginia Uniform Machine Gun Act (the Act).”

Sean Marquise Hughes v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 17× “4 Code § 18.2-290 criminalizes the “[u]nlawful possession or use of a machine gun for an offensive or aggressive purpose,” while Code § 18.”

Anthony Wayne Easterling, s/k/a Anthony Wayne Easterling, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 11× “2, and possession of a machine gun for an aggressive purpose, in violation of Code § 18.2-290. On appeal, he challenges both convictions, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to show he had knowledge of the presence of the firearm.”

John Quincy Neal, III, a/k/a John Q. A. Neal, III v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “” Code § 18.2-290. A “machine gun” is “any weapon which shoots or is designed to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.”

United States v. Morgan (10th Cir. 2025). “Law §§ 4-402 , -403, -405; Va. Code Ann. §§ 18.2-290 , -291, -295. At least half of states began prohibiting the possession of machineguns soon after their introduction to the public in the 1920s, see Aplt.”

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