Virginia’s new assault firearm law takes effect July 1, 2026. If you have an order in the works — or anything sitting in our vault — the clock is running.
The One Rule That Matters Most
Come in & finish your transfer by June 28
Key Submission Deadlines
📦 Standard transfers — arrive by June 26, come in by June 28
🔇 NFA Form 4 SBR — deadline passed (June 15) — at your own risk
🤝 Consignment returns (assault firearms) — reclaim by June 28
Appointment slots are limited and filling fast — I have opened all the hours I can. Book early and plan your time to come in.
⚖️ About the court injunction — where we stand
Yes — we know about the June 25 court ruling that has, for now, put Virginia’s assault firearm and magazine ban on hold. The state is appealing and this can flip at any time, so we are still operating as if the ban takes effect July 1.
We are still not accepting any new incoming shipments at this time.
We strongly encourage you to still pick up everything before July 1 — it’s the only way to eliminate the chance of a surprise if the courts let the ban take effect after all.
Don’t bank on the injunction holding. Get your firearms in hand before the 1st.
⚠️ Thinking the injunction means you can safely buy now? A firearms attorney warns it likely only binds the State Police, and that purchases made during this window may not be grandfathered if the ban is later upheld — so it is not a clear green light. Read the analysis →
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Do NOT Order & Ship Any More Firearms To Us
⛔ We Are Completely FULL ⛔
We are at capacity and may not be able to get everything out the door before June 30. Please do NOT place a new order and have it shipped to Outdoor Arms at this point.
⚠️ If you order and send it to us now, there is a REAL chance we will NOT get it transferred to you in time — and after July 1 we may be legally unable to release it to you at all.
We are truly sorry. We have been completely overwhelmed and have officially run out of room (and sanity!). Thank you for understanding. 🙏
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Outdoor Arms
Helping legal people do legal things
Your trusted firearm transfer specialist serving Northern Virginia
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Come Get Your Stuff NOW
⛔ Assault firearms AND any firearm with magazines over 15 rounds CANNOT be transferred to you after June 30. If it’s in our vault on July 1, the law puts it out of your hands — for good. Don’t wait.
Appointments are filling fast and I cannot open any more spots. What you see on the calendar is what you get. Please do not call asking me to squeeze you in — I can’t, and the answer is no.
Don’t say “I didn’t know.” You know now.
Miss the deadline and you’re on the hook: you will have to coordinate a return with your dealer and cover all return shipping & handling fees. Don’t let it come to that.
If we called or emailed — please come grab it. Soon. Like, this week soon.
Virginia’s July 1 law changes turned our shop into a UPS Store on Black Friday. We are physically running out of vault space and more shipments are arriving every day. We can no longer hold completed transfers while waiting on future arrivals.
Translation: please don’t make us play firearm Tetris. If your transfer is ready, book a pickup ASAP — we’ll high-five you on the way out the door. 🤝
📬 Got a shipping confirmation but haven’t heard from us yet? It’s almost certainly already here. We sometimes get behind on the “your firearm has arrived” emails when shipments stack up — but the firearm itself is sitting in the vault waiting for you. Go ahead and book a pickup.
🛠 We are doing everything we can to get your firearms to you. Extended hours, weekend shifts, fewer naps — we are working through the surge so every transfer gets cleared before July 1. Whether or not your firearm is affected by the new law, please pick up any completed transfers as soon as you reasonably can. It is a huge help.
Heads up — we will be closed July 1–15, 2026 to reset and recover. (Your friendly FFL has been running on coffee and adrenaline for two months straight — even gun guys need to sleep eventually. 😅) Please do not have anything shipped to arrive during that window, and complete every transfer by June 28.
Thank you — seriously. Prompt pickups keep the line moving for everyone.
Virginia gun laws are changing July 1, 2026. After July 1, assault firearm transfers end and Virginia’s new restrictions take effect. Outdoor Arms is now full and no longer accepting new incoming transfers — if your firearm is already on the way or in our vault, please complete your pickup by June 28. We reopen for new transfers July 15.
Required ATF engraving for Form 1 “Maker” conversions — SBRs, SBSs, and silencers. Laser engraving to ATF spec.
Coming Soon
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Notary & Fingerprinting
Now available — notary ($10) and electronic fingerprinting ($25 per person). Bundle with NFA services for package pricing.
Now Available
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Consignment
We sell your firearm on GunBroker — temporarily paused, resuming in July.
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How We Operate
Current operating status and what changes on July 1, 2026
📋 Now — Open for Business
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Firearm Transfers — CLOSED to New Shipments
We are full and have stopped accepting new incoming transfers. Reopening July 15, 2026. Already have one inbound or in our vault? Come complete your pickup by June 28 — questions to ffl@outdoorarms.com.
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Consignment — Temporarily Paused
We have paused new consignments while we work through a backlog. We plan to resume in July when we reopen. Details.
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NFA Form 4 Transfers — Available, $75 per submission
As a Class 3 SOT dealer we can receive and transfer NFA items (silencers, SBRs, SBSs) on your behalf. Contact us to start the process.
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Notary Services — Now Available
Virginia licensed notary for firearm trusts and general notarization. $10 per notarization. Package pricing available when combined with fingerprinting + Form 4 service.
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Electronic Fingerprinting (EFT) — Now Available
We roll your prints and digitize them into an EFT file for NFA Form 1 and Form 4 submissions. $25 per person.
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GunBroker Sales — Active
Browse our current firearm listings. View listings ↗
⚠ Changing July 1, 2026
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Assault Firearm Transfers End
Virginia HB217/SB749 bans the transfer of firearms meeting the state’s “assault firearm” definition — including many semi-auto rifles and pistols with certain features.
See the full law breakdown →
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FFL-Only Senders — Effective July 1
We will only accept firearm shipments from licensed FFLs (dealers, gunsmiths, or manufacturers). Private shipments too often arrive missing the info we need — and are more likely to contain a firearm that is no longer legal to transfer here. Shipments from individuals will be refused or returned at the sender’s expense.
Full details on the Transfers page →
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Prior Authorization Required
All incoming transfers after July 1 require prior coordination so we can confirm the firearm is legal for us to receive and for you to own. July is a learning period — pre-screening protects both sides while everyone gets familiar with the new laws. Firearms shipped without prior authorization will be refused or returned at the sender’s expense.New incoming transfers are closed until July 15 — please do not ship anything to us right now.
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Engraving — Coming Soon
Laser engraving starting with AR-style lowers and Form 1 “Maker” marking. Expanding to magazines, parts, and custom work.
Details soon
Questions about what’s available now or what’s changing July 1? We’re happy to walk you through it.
Governor Spanberger signed a large package of firearm bills in April 2026 — including an assault weapons and magazine ban, private-party background check restoration, and an age increase to 21 for handguns and assault firearms. Most take effect July 1; a few are already in force. Outdoor Arms is tracking every bill and how it affects your transfers.