According to Firearmchronicles
The legislative session in Virginia is almost over, and Democrats in the House and Senate have reached an agreement on several gun control measures that passed out of their respective chambers in different forms, ensuring that Gov. Ralph Northam will be able to sign most of his anti-gun agenda into law in coming days.
WTOP radio in Washington, D.C. reports that deals have been struck on universal background check bills as well as the return of “one-gun-a-month” firearms rationing. Expanded, “universal” background checks will only apply to gun sales, not other gun transfers, under the final language of bills agreed to by the House and Senate.
Under a separate agreement, the return of Virginia’s one handgun per month purchase limit will include an exception for concealed carry permit holders. In both of those cases, the final language of the bills looks to be closer to the language passed by the state Senate, and not the more draconian versions approved by the House of Delegates.
There are some oddities with the background check bill that will be sent to Northam for his approval. Under the language, if I were to sell a firearm to a relative, it would be a crime not to conduct a background check before transferring the firearm. If I’m just gifting the gun, on the other hand, no background check would be required. The law will be largely unenforceable, but I expect that anti-gun lawmakers will be back next year to “tweak” the measure and add in requirements for background checks on all transfers as well.