HB4106 S JUD AMT 3-12

Kraus  7502

The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill 4106—A Bill to amend and reenact §61-7-6, §61-7-7, and §61-7-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §61-7-3, relating to recognizing the right of persons 18 to 20 years old to carry a concealed deadly weapon without first obtaining a license; repealing the crime of carrying a deadly weapon without a license for certain persons under 21 years of age; repealing the exceptions to prohibitions for persons 18 to 20 years old carrying concealed handguns; clarifying that certain persons 18 years of age or older have the right to carry concealed deadly weapons without first obtaining a license; clarifying that certain minors may lawfully possess or carry openly or concealed a firearm under certain circumstances; and providing for misdemeanor and criminal penalties applicable to a minor for conviction of unlawfully possessing or carrying openly or concealed a deadly weapon.

Adopted

Rejected