Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses
Va. Code (Crimes) § 18.2-433.2: Paramilitary activity prohibited; penalty
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits unlawful paramilitary activity—a Class 5 felony—by teaching weapons/explosives training or assembling to practice with firearms intending to use such training in civil disorder, with exceptions for authorized military and veterans organizations.
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