ODU shooting case renews debate over Virginia’s inactive background check law

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 1,066

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Federal charges filed against a Virginia man accused of illegally selling the gun used in a recent shooting at Old Dominion University are intensifying scrutiny of the state’s now-defunct universal background check law — and raising new questions about whether the violence could have been prevented.

The case comes as Virginia’s background check requirement for most private firearm sales remains invalidated following an October ruling by a Lynchburg-area circuit court, a decision that still …

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