West Virginia Right to Firearms Amendment (2022)
| West Virginia Right to Firearms Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Firearms | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The West Virginia Right to Firearms Amendment was not on the ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]
The amendment would have prohibited county or municipalities from adopting ordinances that are more restrictive than state law regarding the sale, transfer, possession, use, storage, taxation, registration, licensing, or carrying firearms.[2]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article III, West Virginia Constitution
The measure would have amended section 22 of Article III of the state constitution. The following underlined text would have been added:[2]
Text of Section 22: Right to Keep and Bear Arms
A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use.
A county or municipality of this state may not adopt any ordinance, act, resolution, or rule, that is contrary to or more restrictive than state law governing the sale, transfer, possession, use, storage, taxation, registration, licensing, or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the West Virginia Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the West Virginia State Senate and the West Virginia House of Delegates.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1) on February 10, 2021. The state Senate approved SJR 1 with a vote of 33-1 on March 31, 2021. It did not receive a vote in the House during the 2021 legislative session.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia State Legislature, "Overview SJR 1," accessed April 1, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 West Virginia Legislature, "Text of SJR 1," accessed April 1, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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