H. B. 2299
(By Delegate Doyle)
[Introduced January 13, 2010; 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
limiting the purchase of handguns to one gun per month;
exempting law-enforcement, correctional facilities and private
security companies from the limitation; providing criminal
penalties; and exempting antique firearms from the limitation.
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. Limitation on purchase of handguns.
(a) A person who is not a licensed firearms dealer, or a
member of a law-enforcement agency or a state or local correctional
facility, or a private security company licensed to do business in
this state, may not purchase more than one handgun within any
thirty-day period. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined up to $200 or confined in jail up to ten days, or
both fined and imprisoned.
(b) A licensed firearms dealer may not sell to any person who
is not a licensed firearms dealer, or a member of a law-enforcement
agency, or a state or local correctional facility, or a private
security company licensed to do business in this state, more than
one handgun within any thirty-day period. Any person who violates
the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined up to $200 or confined in jail
up to ten days, or both fined and imprisoned.
(c) The restrictions on the sale of handguns set forth in
subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to the sale of
antique handguns.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to limit the purchase of
handguns to one gun per month. The bill exempts law-enforcement,
correctional facilities, and private security companies from the
limitation while providing criminal penalties. Finally, it exempts
antique firearms from the limitation.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.