WV HB4472 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-21 - Motion to lay over motion to discharge committee adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-21 - Motion to lay over motion to discharge committee adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to make all future federal and local statutes, ordinances, laws, orders and rules concerning firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition and their accouterments invalid and unenforceable. The bill makes it a felony to attempt to enforce a federal or local statute, ordinance, law, order or rule concerning firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition and their accouterments that violate the state and federal constitutions. The bill makes legislative findings. The bill provides criminal penalties. The bill requires the Attorney General to defend citizens of West Virginia who are prosecuted by the United States Government for violation of a federal law relating to the manufacture, sale, transfer or possession of a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition. The bill provides for retroactivity. The bill provides that ex post facto laws are not created. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
Title
Relating to the right to bear arms
Sponsors
Del. Michael Folk [R] | Del. Larry Faircloth [R] | Del. Larry Kump [R] | Del. Jim Butler [R] |
Del. Eric Householder [R] | Del. Roy Cooper [R] | Del. Cindy Frich [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-02-21 | House | Motion to lay over motion to discharge committee adopted |
2014-02-11 | House | To House Judiciary |
2014-02-11 | House | Introduced in House |
2014-02-11 | House | To Judiciary then Finance |
2014-02-11 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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5 | 30 | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
5 | 30 | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
5 | 30 | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
5 | 30 | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
5 | 30 | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |