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Start date: 1926Category: search.filters.subject.MACHINE GUN RESTRICTION

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    1934 Va. Acts 137-39
    (1934)
    Ch. 96, §§ 1-7: Prohibited possession or use of a machine gun during a violent crime; punishable by death or imprisonment for a minimum of 20 years. Prohibited unlawful possession or use of a machine gun for offensive or aggressive purposes; punishable by imprisonment for a minimum of 10 years. Requires manufacturers to keep a register of machine guns.