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Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2465

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Legislation Overview

Title: Creating a uniform regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories

Subject: Firearms: Regulation of Trade: Weapons

Description: The purpose of this bill is to create a uniform regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories throughout West Virginia solely determined by the Legislature . It states legislative intent; provides definitions; general rules relating to the regulation of firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories; provides remedies for unlawful regulation; and provides for exceptions. The bill removes references to regulation of firearms by counties and municipalities. And, the bill provides applicability , grand fathering clause and effective date of the new article.

Session: 2013 Regular Session

Last Action: To House Judiciary

Last Action Date: February 14, 2013

Sponsors

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7 sponsors: Rupert Phillips Jr.; Mark Hunt; Ricky Moye; Daryl Cowles; Joshua Nelson;Michael Folk;Ron Walters;

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 14, 2013 Filed for introduction
House Feb 14, 2013 To Judiciary
House Feb 14, 2013 Introduced in House
House Feb 14, 2013 To House Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

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Link: link to state bill page

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