[header] How to buy a firearm in virginia [title] Visit a licensed and registered firearms dealer in the state of virginia if you are over the age of 18. [title] Determine the firearm you want to purchase. [step] The virginia age requirement for purchase of handguns is 21, and 18 for rifles and shotguns.
[header] How to buy a firearm in virginia [title] Visit a licensed and registered firearms dealer in the state of virginia if you are over the age of 18. [title] Determine the firearm you want to purchase. [step] The virginia age requirement for purchase of handguns is 21, and 18 for rifles and shotguns.
This information will be readily available on the website of all gun sellers. [title] Get a buying license if the gun you have purchased was purchased from a non-authorized dealer, if you do not own the firearm, or if you are registered in virginia in the united states. You must be at least 21 years old at the time of purchase. [title] Learn the laws in the state of virginia. [title] Purchase.22 caliber ammunition, if you have no real need to purchase it. [title] Plan to buy a 6 x 8 inch (1.7 x 1.27 m) barrel. If you want to purchase more than one firearm in one month, you must apply for a multiple handgun purchase certificate with the virginia state police first. * * the multiple purchase law has been repealed, as of feb 29 , 2012.