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With two more session-days left, today was an eventful day for gun rights in WV, and the nation.
In the House, SB 660 became a surprising vehicle for gun rights.
Delegate Steele (R – Raleigh) moved to amend the bill on the floor to include the intent of HB2694. There was a motion by Delegate Pushkin (D – Kanawha) that the amendment was not germane to the original bill. After a meeting at the Speaker’s podium for about a half hour, the Speaker announced the bill would be advanced to third reading with the right to amend and an opportunity for Delegate Steele to reform his amendment. We eagerly wait to see how this plays out tomorrow during the House floor session.
Additionally, HB 2499 "Tax reduction for arms and ammo manufacturing" was approved by the Governor, and signed into law.
In the Senate, HB 2694 was passed to second reading. Tomorrow, potential amendments bear watching.
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WVCDL has, and will continue to support the strongest version of this legislation, and the inclusion of absolutely essential protections must not fail on the floor.
On the national stage, The President, Vice President, and US Attorney General announced more than a handful of proposed gun control policies.
These included recommendations for the following:
Registration of stabilized pistols, (pistol braces) as SBRs under the NFA 1934
Reclassification of homemade firearms, 80% components, and firearms kits, (so called "ghost guns") as firearms under the GCA 1968
Ex parte and pre-conviction firearms disabilities at state and federal level (ERPO or Red Flag laws)
Expanding background checks to intrastate sales ("Universal" background checks and the "gun show loophole")
Expanding the Brady window, and turning every NICS delay into a de facto deny (so-called "Charleston loophole")
and more...
On top of all of that, he announced the appointment of David Chipman, of Waco massacre infamy, to head the BATFE.
For all of these reasons, WV cannot wait on HB 2694. Keep up the press: call your Senators, and urge them to support the strongest version of
