Virginia Carry Info

Open Carry is legal in Virginia in most places with or without a Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP).

Concealed Carry requires, with a few exceptions, a CHP. (See §18.2-308, Sections B, C, & D for the exceptions.)

However, some restrictions may apply.

Places where carry is prohibited in Virginia

Effective: December 3, 2015 – June 30, 2020

Federal facilities (buildings) (18 USC § 930)
Many federal agency lands (various federal regulations)
National Forests — open carry prohibited except where hunting is allowed (4VAC15-40-60)
General Assembly Buildings except for CHP holders (Joint Rules Committee rule)
Virginia Executive Branch offices: open carry (Executive Order 50 Section VI) and concealed carry (1VAC30-105)
Land owned or managed by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries — open carry prohibited except where hunting is allowed (4VAC15-40-60)
Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (4VAC15-40-120)
Buggs Island (4VAC15-40-140)
State law (§18.2-287.4) prohibits the carry by a non-CHP holder of a loaded:
- semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that is
  - equipped with a magazine that will hold more than 20 rounds of centerfire ammunition
  - or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer
  - or equipped with a folding stock
- shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds

in the following localities:

Address: PO. Box 513, Newington, VA 22122

Phone: 804-639-0600 • 703-372-3285 • 757-271-3705 • 540-446-5783