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STALLINGS v. WALL

Record No. 850614.

367 S.E.2d 496 (1988)

Reverend George T. STALLINGS, et al. v. Charles R. WALL, Chief of Police, etc.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Gardiner, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Kevin J. Cosgrove, Asst. City Atty. (J. Dale Bimson, City Atty., William M. Macali, Asst. City Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the City of Virginia Beach (the City) had the authority to adopt an ordinance requiring that any person desiring to acquire a pistol or revolver from a licensed firearms dealer must first obtain a permit from the City's Chief of Police.

On January 23, 1984, the Council of the City adopted an ordinance that amended and reordained Section 38-6 of...

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