H. B. 2967

         (By Delegates Perry, Staggers, Pino, Moore, Moye,

                   Barill, Eldridge and Lynch)

         [Introduced March 19, 2013; referred to the

         Committee on the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-7-16, relating to prohibiting the publication of the identities of persons who have been issued licenses to carry a concealed deadly weapon.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-7-16, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 7. DANGEROUS WEAPONS.

§61-7-16. Publication of licenses to carry deadly weapons prohibited.

    Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, publication of the identities of persons who have been issued licenses to carry a concealed deadly weapon pursuant to section four of this article is prohibited.

    NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the publication of the identities of persons who have been issued licenses to carry a concealed deadly weapon.

    This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.