The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to:
(1) The manufacture for, and sale of, "sawed-off" shotguns or "sawed-off" rifles to the armed forces or law-enforcement officers of the United States or of any state or of any political subdivision thereof, or the transportation required for that purpose; and
(2) "Sawed-off" shotguns, "sawed-off" rifles and automatic arms issued to the National Guard of Virginia by the United States or such arms used by the United States Army or Navy or in the hands of troops of the national guards of other states or territories of the United States passing through Virginia, or such arms as may be provided for the officers of the State Police or officers of penal institutions.
Code 1950, § 18.1-268.5; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1992, c. 580.
Notes of Decisions
Dillard v. Commonwealth, 504 S.E.2d 411 (Va. Ct. App. 1998).
· cites it 3× “” Code § 18.2-303, entitled “What article does not apply to,” provides for the use of sawed-off shotguns by military and law enforcement personnel, and Code § 18.”
Schwartz v. Commonwealth, 611 S.E.2d 631 (Va. Ct. App. 2005).
“Possession or use of a "sawed-off” shotgun or "sawed-off” rifle for any other purpose, except as permitted by this article and official use by those persons permitted possession by § 18.2-303, is a Class 4 felony. 8 . Although immaterial to the issue before us, it should be…”
James D. Cox, s/k/a James Davis Cox v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2014).
“2-300(B) states “Possession or use of a ‘sawed-off’ shotgun or ‘sawed-off’ rifle for any other purpose, except as permitted by this article and official use by those persons permitted possession by § 18.2-303, is a Class 4 felony.” Moreover, “sawed-off shotgun” is defined, under…”
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