Virginia Citizens Defense league

Defending Your Right to Defend Yourself

va-alert-Legislative Update

Published 5/12/2026

This is an updated PDF in a Q&A format, with 20 questions and answers on how the upcoming gun laws will affect you.

This version has some clarifications and spelling corrections. It now clarifies, for example, that the prohibition on carrying an “assault firearm” in public does not apply to someone engaged in hunting or who is recreationally shooting at an established shooting range or shooting contest. It also updates the definitions of “assault” handguns and rifles, as well as clarifying the higher education gun ban only applies to public institutions.

Download the updated document by clicking here. Delete the original document that you downloaded earlier.