Updated 6/3/2026:
Effective June 3, 2026, Private Sale Background Checks No Longer Available / Required.
After a hearing in Lynchburg Circuit Court on June 3, 2026, and in compliance with the injunction and final order entered by the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg in Raul Wilson, Wyatt Lowman, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Gun Owners of America, Inc, and Gun Owners Foundation v. Colonel Jeffrey S. Katz, CL25000582-01, the Virginia Department of State Police (VSP) is enjoined and prohibited from administering, enforcing, or otherwise imposing upon any person them requirements of Va. Code § 18.2-308.2:5.
The Order prohibits the VSP from running, or assisting in the running of, private sale background checks pursuant to the provisions of Va. Code § 18.2-308.2:5.
Accordingly, VSP currently cannot provide criminal history background checks for the private sale of firearms.
Updated 5/27/2026:
Effective May 27, 2026, background checks are available through Virginia FFLs (via the Virginia State Police Firearms Transaction Center) for private party sales. Please call our front desk at (703) 723-5173 to book your appointment for a private party (face-to-face) sale.
Updated 4/26/2026:
HB1525, firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty, was signed into law by the Governor on April 22, 2026. The bill was signed as an emergency act and took effect immediately after it was signed. This new law conflicts with a court order entered by the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg in Raul Wilson, Wyatt Lowman, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Gun Owners of America, Inc, and Gun Owners Foundation v. Colonel Matthew D. Hanley, CL25000582-00, dated October 29, 2025. That order enjoined and prohibited the Virginia State Police from administering, enforcing, or otherwise imposing upon any person the requirements of Virginia Code § 18.2-308.2:5.
Accordingly, the Virginia State Police will not be running background checks in the private sale of firearms until the conflict between the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg order and HB1525 is resolved. This means that Silver Eagle Group is still not facilitating private sales.
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