KIDS 'N' GUNS BILL PASSES

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, February 25, 1992                   TAG: 9202250254
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short
KIDS 'N' GUNS BILL PASSES
The Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday that would send an adult to jail for giving a handgun to a juvenile.
The crime already is a misdemeanor, but carries no jail time and a fine of $250. The bill would increase the penalty to up to 12 months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both. The measure exempts guns given to relatives or handed out for hunting, target shooting or other sporting events.
Two other gun bills, one making it a felony to carry a loaded gun on school grounds and the other making it a crime to have a gun within 1,000 feet of a school, will come before the Senate today.
All three bills have been approved by the House, and with Senate approval would go to Gov. Douglas Wilder for final action.
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