Relating generally to persons porhibited from possessing firearms.
To House Judiciary
Summary
The bill rewrites West Virginia’s firearm prohibition rules, listing crimes, addictions, mental health status, immigration status and domestic‑violence situations that bar a person from possessing a gun. It also creates higher penalties for prohibited people who carry concealed weapons and lets adults 21 and older carry concealed without a permit if they are not barred. Finally, it provides a court process for restoring gun rights after certain convictions are cleared or pardoned.
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