Startin v. Com.

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• holding that a replica firearm, like a BB gun, may qualify as a firearm under the broader definition
• explaining that although the definition of “firearm” under Code § 18.2-308.2 “is more narrowly construed” than under Code § 18.2-53.1, “it is not necessary that the instrument is ‘operable’ ”
• noting that the statute prohibits the use or display of an actual firearm or “an instrumentality that has the appearance of having the capability of an actual firearm”
• finding an inoperable replica firearm sufficient to support conviction under this statute
• “[N]either the replica at issue here nor the BB gun in Holloman[ v. Commonwealth, 221 Va. 196, 269 S.E.2d 356 (1980
• the evidence was sufficient to support the defendant’s conviction where he robbed a pharmacy by lifting his shirt and displaying a “John Wayne” replica handgun to a pharmacist

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