Senate Bill 9, introduced by State Senator Billy Wayne Bailey (D-9), would mandate firearm and hunter safety education programs be offered in public schools for students in the eighth through twelfth grades. However, it would not be mandatory that students take the course. SB9 passed unanimously by the Senate Education Committee and now heads to the Senate Finance Committee for its consideration. This is important legislation that will teach children to hunt safely and ethically from an early age. They will also learn how to handle firearms safely while hunting, while participating in sport competitions, or at home. Completion of the course will enable students to obtain their hunting licenses.
Please contact the members of the Senate Finance Committee and respectively urge them to vote “yes” on SB9.
Senate Finance Committee
State Senator Walt Helmick (D-15), Chair
(304) 357-7980
whelmick@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator William Sharpe, Jr. (D-12), Vice-Chair
(304) 357-7845
wsharpe@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Billy Wayne Bailey (D-9)
(304) 357-7807
bwbailey@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Donna J. Boley (R-3)
(304) 357-7905
donnaboley@suddenlink.net
State Senator Edwin Bowman (D-1)
(304) 357-7918
jwazell1@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator H. Truman Chafin (D-6)
(304) 357-7808
chafin@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Larry J. Edgell (D-2)
(304) 357-7827
edgell@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Karen L. Facemyer (R-4)
(304) 357-7855
kfacemyr@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator John Pat Fanning (D-6)
(304) 357-7867
fanning@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Jesse O. Guills (R-10)
(304) 357-7959
jguills@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Shirley Love (D-11)
(304) 357-7849
shlove@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Brooks McCabe (D-8/17)
(304) 357-7990
State Senator Robert H. Plymale (D-5)
(304) 357-7937
bplymale@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Roman Prezioso (D-13)
(304) 357-7961
rprez@mail.wvnet.edu
State Senator Vic Sprouse (R-8/17)
(304) 357-7854
vic@vicsprouse.com
State Senator Dave Sypolt (R-14)
(304) 357-7914
davesypolt@wvsenate.com
State Senator John Unger, II (D-16)
(304) 357-7933
unger@mail.wvnet.edu
