West Virginia Pre-Emption Clean up Bill up in the Senate

Friday, March 20, 2009

Senate Bill 621, introduced by Senator John Unger (D-16), is a technical clean up to the state's preemption law. The bill will correct a small problem with a statute that was being exploited by the City of Martinsburg to ban the carrying and possession of firearms on all city-owned property. The passage of this bill will remove the confusing language and make Martinsburg's ordinance null and void. SB 621 now resides in the Senate Judiciary Committee waiting for a vote.

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