Gun legislation in WV
Folks tell me that West Virginia is culturally backwards, but ya know, looking at what they call “forward” these days, is that a bad thing? Here’s some of the legislation pending in the West Virginia legislature. If guns are “your issue” and you’re looking for a friendlier place;
Last Friday, the House of Delegates voted unanimously to pass House Bill 2471. HB 2471, sponsored by House Speaker Rick Thompson (D-19), seeks to prohibit restrictions on the lawful possession, use, carrying, transfer, transportation, storage or display of a firearm or ammunition during any declared state of emergency. HB 2471 has been sent to the state Senate where it was assigned to the Senate Government Organization Committee. Senate Bill 330, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Unger (D-16), is the Senate companion bill.
A number of other NRA-backed bills have been introduced and are on the move this session. Your NRA is tirelessly working through the legislative process with solidly pro-gun legislators to protect your Second Amendment rights in Charleston:
House Bill 2135, sponsored by Delegate Gary Howell (R-56), would allow the holder of a valid Concealed Pistol/Revolver Permit to keep a loaded firearm locked in their vehicle on State Capitol Complex grounds.
House Bill 2294, sponsored by Delegate Ryan Ferns (D-3), would allow the lawful transport and storage of a firearm in a personal vehicle while lawfully accessing public areas.
House Bill 2431, sponsored by Delegate Rupie Phillips (D-24), would amend the application process for a Concealed Pistol/Revolver Permit, making West Virginia permit holders eligible for an exemption from the national background check when purchasing a firearm.
House Bill 2572, sponsored by Delegate John Overington (R-62), would clarify when and where a person can carry a concealed firearm while afield.
House Bill 2602, sponsored by House Majority Leader Brent Boggs (D-34), would increase the number of states that recognize a West Virginia Concealed Pistol/Revolver Permit and allows residents of another state, who hold a valid out-of-state permit or license, to carry in West Virginia. Senate Bill 369, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Unger (D-16), is the Senate companion to HB 2602.
House Bill 2604, sponsored by Delegate Daniel Poling (D-10), would exempt honorably discharged veterans of the United States military from having to pay the fees and costs associated with a Concealed Pistol/Revolver Permit.
House Bill 2760, sponsored by Delegate Rupie Phillips (D-24), would remove existing “grandfather” clauses in certain localities across the state to make a uniform set of firearms laws statewide. This would eliminate provisions that create confusion for law-abiding citizens such as the three day waiting period for a handgun in Charleston.
In a world that has turned bat-shit crazy against gun owners, this is indeed refreshing.
If I was a Remington or a Kimber, or a Magpul, I’d be looking for a reliable place to put down roots. A place like West Virginia. Hint. Hint. Hint.
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Glad I bought some property in Preston County.
OK Jonn … I take back everything I have ever said about WV. Well almost everything. Good for WV … Perhaps the balance will take notice.
I’ll stick with Montana, thanks; but it is good to see some common sense being exercised in other states as well as here!
Meanwhile, the dipshit Democrats in NH are trying to get the “Stand Your Ground” bill repealed. Looks like they’ll probably get it done, too, unless the vote in the state Senate is along party lines, in which case it’ll barely fail.
However, given the mushy RINOs we have in this state, I take nothing for granted.
Here in FL, we still have a GOP-led Legislature, and the Conservatives are keeping the RINOS & libs in check. As for Remington, not long ago, Gov. Rick Perry was wooing NY businesses into relocating to Texas like a lot that have fled Kalifruitnia and other places!
There are two West Virginias, for those of you who don’t know. There is the Eastern Panhandle and the rest of the state. The EP is where many DC commuters live. There’s MARC train service and good highways (340, 70, and 81). The property taxes are low and you can buy a nice house with acres of property for a pittance, compared with DC and MD. The EP is a hop from Winchester VA too where the good malls and other stuff are to be found. The area is rich in history and crime is absent from most places. It’s a ‘shall issue’ state and an outdoorsman’s paradise. Many of the state-level Democrat politicians are what Republicans used to be. Winters in the EP are pretty mild and the skeeters ain’t so bad in the summer.
Can we trade the West Virginia Dems for the Colorado Dems?
@7. No! You keep yours, pal. hey, I should point out–and this is no coincidence with WV state politics–that WV has the highest percentage of Veterans in the nation. I know VA now lays claim to that but VA has too many transients.
Yes please to 2604, makes me wish I lived in WV.
2/17 Air Cav #6: We in “the rest of the state” consider the EP to be the home of carpetbaggers and the like. [grin]
Yes, I know. Truth be told, the EP is not really the other West Virginia. It’s not West Virginia at all!
Got my eye on WV when I retire (again). Most likely need to stay somewhat close to VA for healthcare, since it is probably only a matter of time until they gut Tricare, or boot us military retirees out of Prime and TFL.
Beretta USA had a little heart-to-heart with Maryland’s governor O’Malley recently about finding another place to do business, if O’Malley’s draconian “Firearm Safety” law goes into effect.
2/17 cav, Ive always found it ironic that Virginia held the capital of the confederacy and wv broke away to join the union, yet wv is far more conservative then Virginia today. Funny how that worked out.
I do suppose wv had practically no slave population, and Virginia did and its desendants vote blue.