Mayhew v. Commonwealth

KOONTZ, Judge.

Edward Joseph Mayhew, Jr. (Mayhew) appeals his bench trial conviction for failing to perform a criminal records background check before making a firearms sale. See Code § 18.2-308.2:2. Mayhew asserts that the trial court erred in ruling that sales of firearms to undercover police officers conducting “sting” operations are not subject to the exemption for sales to police officers found in Code § 18.2-308.2:2(I)(ii). He further asserts that the trial court erred in finding that the firearm sold was “from his inventory” as required by the statute. For the following reasons, we…