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Introduced Version House Bill 2021 History

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H. B. 2021


(By Delegate Doyle)

[Introduced February 14, 2001 ; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]





A BILL to amend article seven, chapter sixty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section fifteen, 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 article seven, chapter sixty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section fifteen, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 7. DANGEROUS WEAPONS.

§61-7-15. 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 two hundred dollars or confined in the county or regional jail facility 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 two hundred dollars or confined in the county or regional jail facility 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.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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