This bill is a HUGE win for West Virginians if we can get it to the governor in its current form. Stay tuned as it heads for a vote on the floor of the House…
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West Virginia Constitutional Carry Passes Senate
The senate voted 32-2 to pass the bill. This happened because of you. This happened because you let the Senate and its leadership know where West Virginia stands on our rights…
West Virginia Constitutional Carry Up for Vote, Mainstream Media Just Lies & Lies
In case you haven’t noticed it, nearly every media outlet is running biased, & often outright false stories attacking constitutional carry. Most of them are not even making an effort at truth…
West Virginia Constitutional Carry on the Move
But while testifying WV Sheriff Miller also admitted that Sheriff’s departments harass people legally open carrying
Stop WV’s ‘Constitutional Carry’ Act From Turning Into An Antigun Bill
It would still be “Constitutional Carry” in the strictest sense, but it will also roll back preemption that the WVCDL and NRA have fought so dearly to win…
West Virginia Politicians Want to Ban Night Vision Equipment
Remember, this is not about hunting or poaching. Because hunting at night is already illegal. They don’t need an extra section in the law. This is about denying you modern defensive technology…
West Virginia’s Constitutional Carry Bill – 3-22 Carry and Cooperation
Make no mistake, the NRA-ILA’s power on gun rights is enormous. When they choose to exercise it, things get done…
Beloit, Wisconsin Police To Residents: ‘Let Us Search Your House for Guns’
Police in Beloit claim they are launching a new effort to reduce gun violence in which they’re asking city residents to volunteer to have police search their homes for guns…
Election Brings Historic Change to West Virginia’s Political Landscape
A Historic Change: For the first time in 83 years, West Virginia has a Republican majority in the House of Delegates. And it is a strong majority with 67 Republican members…
Virginia Gun Owners Coalition Is Shutting Down
President and founder of the Virginia Gun Owners Coalition, Mike McHugh, has decided to shut down the organization so he can spend more time on his family…
The Good, Bad, And Ugly – Update from West Virginia Citizens Defense League
The Charleston suit continues to crawl along, with the City employing, quite frankly, some bizarre procedural tactics…
West Virginia Citizens Defense League 2014 General Election Endorsements
The West Virginia Citizens Defense League, is pleased to announce political endorsements for the upcoming 2014 general election…
2014 West Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day Success
This year’s Lobby Day was a great success. We had roughly 130-150 people turn out (it was difficult to count) and we were able to pack the galleries of both houses…
West Virginia Citizens Defense League Legislative Update for January 2014
The 2014 session is coming, and the WVCDL has been working with legislators on our agenda since August. We have high hopes for this session, and have spoken with some key legislators…
WVCDL Files Injunction Against City of Charleston’s Unconstitutional Firearm Ordinances
Charleston has continued to enforce multiple city ordinances which are in clear violation of state law governing Home Rule cities, made effective July 1 of this year…
West Virginia Citizens Defense League Issues First 2014 Endorsements
The West Virginia Citizens Defense League will be judicious with its endorsements in the 2014 election. They have special meaning. We wish for them to be more than a voting guide for our membership…
West Virginia Citizens Defense League Planning Legal Action Against WV Sheriffs
Certain West Virginia Sheriffs are violating the law of the state and adding their own requirements for issuing concealed carry permits…
West Virginia State Senate Shows Their Colors on Gun Rights, Its Not Good
Not One Voice Could Be Heard On The Senate Audio In Support Of Your Rights During The Voice Vote for Gun Rights. Not One…
Message from West Virginia Citizens Defense League Vice President, Art Thomm
HB2760 is one of the best pieces of gun-rights legislation to come to West Virginia in over 20 years, but…
West Virginian Firearms Preemption Bill on the Move
Bill HB2760 is a work of art. It completely preempts municipalities & counties from enacting firearms ordinances of any kind. It voids existing ordinances. It allows for you to receive court costs and attorney fees if you have to fight…
Powerful West Virginia Citizens Defense League Joins Firearms Policy Coalition
While the U.S. Senate held hearings on new federal gun control proposals, another prominent Second Amendment rights group joined the fast-growing Firearms Policy Coalition…
Virginia Gun Rights Leader Jim Mullins Has Died
Jim was the founder of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League in 2007. The WVCDL was modeled after VCDL, but not affiliated with VCDL.
West Virginia Prosecutor Pam Neely’s Twisted Beliefs Can Put You in Jail
Berkeley County Prosecutor Pamela Games-Neely sent a letter to the legislature ranting in true Sarah Brady fashion about the lack of a law preventing lawful carry of firearms on college and university campuses…
Joshua Beck Arrested AGAIN for Carrying on BRCTC Campus
Joshua Beck, a student at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Martinsburg who was arrested last week for a felony charge of carrying a weapon on school property…
Man Arrested for Carrying Concealed Handgun on WV College Campus
In a nutshell, West Virginia state law does not criminalize carrying a concealed hand gun on a college, university, or other post-secondary educational institution’s campus…
Caution: Gun-Free Schools Law Applies to Many West Virginia Polling Places
Before you go to vote today, remember that if your polling place is located at a primary or secondary school–regardless of whether it is a public, private, or religious school–you may not possess any firearms on school property…
Some Thoughts On Self-Defense And The Law
Most of us who choose to carry a handgun for person protection would probably agree that it is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6…
2 More States Qualify For NICS Exemption For Concealed Handgun Licenses
Including the additions of Kansas and Nebraska earlier this year, the ranks of qualifying states have grown by 25% this year alone…
Cities of Charleston & Martinsburg WV File Motions to Dismiss WVCDL Gun Control Lawsuits
Defendants in WVCDL’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality and statutory validity of a variety of local gun control ordinances in the cities of Charleston, south Charleston, and Dunbar filed a motion to dismiss…
Manchin Can’t Make Up His Mind on Anti-Gun Traver Nomination
Our new U.S. senator, Joe Manchin is noncommittal on President Obama’s nomination of anti-gun zealot Andrew Traver to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives