Virginia HB926 prohibits outdoor shooting of firearms without reasonable care to prevent projectiles from crossing property lines.
Virginia HB926 makes it a misdemeanor to shoot a firearm outdoors without reasonable care to prevent projectiles from crossing property lines. Reasonable care includes using a berm or backstop at least a certain distance from a property line. The bill allows counties to prohibit outdoor firearm shooting unless it is on at least five acres of land and conducted with reasonable care. It also exempts the killing of deer under certain conditions.
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