Planning to move my family from Maryland to VA Beach by summer of 2018, looking for some helpful tips or advice (Gun transfer process, Gun Laws, Good And bad Neighborhoods, etc.) Anything helps.
I have heard that Hampton Roads has grandfathered some firearm regulations concerning carry pre-shall issue from the 1980's. Other ares such as Chesapeake, Norfolk and Va Beach may also. Check with www.vcdl.org for current information. Shotgun hunting only in the Tidewater and Piedmont areas. Rifle area is the Blue Ridge and west. Open carry is permitted and there were some changes concerning carry and hunting but I can't remember any details. I miss Virginia.
Lot's of great gun shops in the area. Everything is "cash and carry" (NICS via VSP). Carry laws are great. Get your CHP at the clerks office when you have established residency (after 90 days?).