The Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2026 is a comprehensive federal firearms reform bill that takes aim at several aspects of gun sales, ownership, and safety. The bill requires that nearly all firearm transfers between private citizens go through licensed dealers who conduct background checks, with limited exceptions for family members, temporary loans, and emergency situations. It also limits handgun purchases to one per person every 30 days unless the buyer has passed an enhanced background check. The bill cracks down on untraceable "ghost guns" by requiring all firearms and their key components to have serial numbers and be detectable by standard security equipment like metal detectors and X-ray machines. It defines and prohibits "assault weapons"—including semi-automatic rifles and pistols with certain features like folding stocks or high-capacity magazines—and prevents anyone under 18 from possessing them except in specific situations like hunting with an adult or military training. The bill also establishes a federal framework for "extreme risk protection orders" that allow courts to temporarily remove firearms from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others, and creates grant programs to help states and local governments implement these orders. Additional provisions require gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms, prevent minors from accessing guns, disqualify domestic abusers and stalkers from gun ownership, and ban firearms in college campuses and areas around mental health facilities.