§ 18.2-303.1. What article does not prohibit.
Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit or interfere with thepossession of a "sawed-off" shotgun or "sawed-off" rifle for scientificpurposes, the possession of a "sawed-off" shotgun or "sawed-off" riflepossessed in compliance with federal law or the possession of a "sawed-off"shotgun or "sawed-off" rifle not usable as a firing weapon and possessed asa curiosity, ornament, or keepsake.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-268.5; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1976, c. 351; 1992,c. 580; 1993, c. 449.)