The Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2026 comprehensively reforms federal firearms laws across five main areas. Title I requires background checks and licensed dealer involvement for all firearm transfers (with narrow exceptions for family, temporary emergency, and supervised shooting), limits handgun purchases to one per 30 days, establishes serial number and metal detectability requirements for all firearms including unfinished frames and receivers, and defines and restricts semi-automatic rifles and pistols meeting specified criteria as assault weapons. Titles II through V establish extreme risk protection order grant programs, require reporting of lost or stolen firearms, prohibit firearm possession by stalkers and domestic violence offenders, create domestic violence relinquishment programs, restrict firearms in higher education institutions and near mental health facilities, and expand firearm prohibitions for misdemeanor hate crime convictions.
