A. Possession or use of a 'sawed-off' shotgun or 'sawed-off' rifle in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a crime of violence is a Class 2 felony.\nB. Possession or use of a 'sawed-off' shotgun or 'sawed-off' rifle for any other purpose, except as permitted by this article and official use by those persons permitted possession by § 18.2-303, is a Class 4 felony.\nCode 1950, § 18.1-268.2; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1978, c. 710; 1992, c. 580.
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