HB4145 SFAT Trump 2-22

Bailey 7965

Senator Trump moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4145 -- A Bill to repeal §20-2-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §61-7-3, §61-7-4, §61-7-6, §61-7-7 and §61-7-11a of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §61-7-4a and §61-7-15a and §61-7-17, all relating to the carrying of firearms and deadly weapons generally; establishing that criminal penalties for carrying a concealed deadly weapon without state license or other lawful authorization apply only to persons under twenty-one years of age and prohibited persons; requiring an applicant for a concealed weapon permit be a United States citizen or legal resident thereof, a resident of this state and of the county in which application is made; requiring training courses in handling and firing a handgun to include the actual live firing of ammunition; requiring certificates of completion of a training course which are submitted with license applications include the instructor’s name, signature and NRA or state instructor identification number; requiring that on or after January 1, 2017, all duplicate license cards issued by county sheriffs be uniform across all fifty-five counties and feature a photograph of the licensee; requiring State Police, in cooperation with the Sheriffs’ Bureau of Professional Standards, prepare uniform applications for licenses and license cards; establishing a provisional license to carry concealed deadly weapons for persons at least eighteen years of age and less than twenty-one years of age; establishing provisional license application requirements and procedures; providing for exceptions as to prohibitions against carrying handguns concealed for persons at least eighteen years of age and fewer than twenty-one years of age; providing for any United States citizen or legal resident thereof at least twenty-one years of age and not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm may carry a concealed deadly weapon without a license; creating felony offenses for any persons prohibited from possessing firearms who carry concealed firearms and providing for criminal penalties; providing that it shall not be unlawful to possess a firearm in or on a private primary or secondary education building, structure or facility when such institution has adopted written policies allowing for possession of firearms; exempting probation officers from prohibition against possessing firearms on premises of educational facilities; requiring a school principal to report certain violations to the State Police; creating felony offense for persons using or presenting a firearm while engaged in the commission of a felony and providing for criminal penalties; and providing for construction of article.