Results 1 to 10 of 15
-
July 4th, 2007, 03:35 PM #1Junior Member
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
-
Center Valley,
Pennsylvania
(Lehigh County) - Posts
- 3
- Rep Power
- 0
New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
Hey Guys,
Just wanted anyone that might be interested and wasn't already aware, to know that the State of West Virginia recently (June) passed a new CCP reciprocity law, HB 3074. I have sent an email to the PA Attorney General's Office asking that PA work with WV to get reciprocity with them.
Here are the links to the announcement of the new law in WV and to the PA Attorney General's Office.
http://www.wvago.gov/press.cfm?ID=350&fx=more
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/
Also here is a link to a WV citizen's group regarding the new law.
http://www.wvcdl.org/
If you decide to write please be positive and polite. I did get an email back and had a chance to talk with one of the attorney's in the office and just asked that he let our Attorney General know that I was hoping he could help us out here.
Take care!
-
July 5th, 2007, 11:45 AM #2Grand Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
-
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County) - Age
- 53
- Posts
- 7,320
- Rep Power
- 37698
Re: New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
unfortunately, this law actually guarnatees that PA residents won't be able to concealed carry in WV anytime soon (i.e., until they pass a different law).
the two reasons for this are:
1. in order for WV to establish reciprocity with another state, the other state has to have standard for issuing permits that are equal to or more stringent than WV. WV requires much more than PA...thus, this law prevents them from establishing reciprocity with PA.
2. the law makes it so that WV cannot honor non-resident permits. thus, as PA residents, we cannot get, for example, a FL non-resident permit and use it to carry in WV.
-
July 5th, 2007, 12:05 PM #3
Re: New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
I just emailed the WV AG yesterday regarding open carry.
I checked Packing.org and open carry.org and both sites say it's legal.
Just wanted verification from the AG before I go there on Sat
The only states that WV recognizes are Kentucky and Va and you must have a resident permit from one of those two. I didn't check to see if either issue non resident permits but think that Va does not.
I have a Utah which recognizes WV but its not reciprocal
27Opinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
-
July 5th, 2007, 01:12 PM #4Grand Member
- Join Date
- Aug 2006
- Location
-
Nowhere Land,
Pennsylvania
(Westmoreland County) - Posts
- 4,954
- Rep Power
- 5723755
-
July 5th, 2007, 01:31 PM #5Grand Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
-
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County) - Age
- 53
- Posts
- 7,320
- Rep Power
- 37698
Re: New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
open carry is legal without a permit inside a vehicle in WV.
however, there are a couple of towns in WV that had anti-open carry ordinances that were grandfathered in when WV passed state pre-emption. you cannot open carry at all in those towns.
i have yet to find a definitive list of what those towns are.
-
July 5th, 2007, 01:33 PM #6Grand Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
-
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County) - Age
- 53
- Posts
- 7,320
- Rep Power
- 37698
-
July 5th, 2007, 02:45 PM #7
Re: New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
Just for the record, I assume that WVa does not issue permits to non-residents?
And is there a specific statute addressing open carry in WVa? Can someone give me a citation?
Thanks.
-
July 5th, 2007, 03:14 PM #8Grand Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
-
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County) - Age
- 53
- Posts
- 7,320
- Rep Power
- 37698
Re: New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
that is correct...unfortunately.
And is there a specific statute addressing open carry in WVa? Can someone give me a citation?
here is the ATF summary summary of WV gun laws, though:
http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/st...stvirginia.pdf
check out 61-7-3 for the prohibition against concealed carry without a license. you won't find anything similar for open carry. that's about as close to the statute you are looking for as you will likely find (though there may be some WV case law affirming the right to open carry just like there is in PA...i dunno).
you can also find out info on open carry in WV at the following link:
http://www.opencarry.org/
just click on WV in the map and you'll get the WV page.
ETA:
there is also a forum about open carry in WV on opencarry.org. here is the link:
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum56/
there are a couple threads that are of particular interest to the topic at hand:
open carry in a vehicle: http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum56/1276.html
reciprocity with PA: http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum56/2983.html
reciprocity with FL, OH, NC, and SD: http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum56/2970.html
legality of open carry in WV in general: http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum56/210.htmlLast edited by LittleRedToyota; July 5th, 2007 at 03:23 PM.
-
July 5th, 2007, 03:26 PM #9
Re: New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
Virginia does issue Non-resident permits, but regardless it still is not recognized in Wv.
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms_...Concealed.shtm
-
July 5th, 2007, 03:41 PM #10
Re: New West Virginia CCP Reciprocity Law
Understood -- I asked because you earlier said:
there are a couple of towns in WV that had anti-open carry ordinances that were grandfathered in when WV passed state pre-emption.
Similar Threads
-
Pennsylvania Signs Reciprocity Agreement with Virginia!
By danp in forum GeneralReplies: 41Last Post: July 1st, 2013, 11:42 PM -
No Reciporcity W/ West Virginia
By jdlv4_0 in forum GeneralReplies: 5Last Post: June 8th, 2007, 03:53 PM -
West Virginia HB 3074 Signed into law.
By knight0334 in forum GeneralReplies: 3Last Post: April 6th, 2007, 10:22 AM -
Help with West Virginia Reciprocity
By Gary Slider in forum GeneralReplies: 1Last Post: January 15th, 2007, 03:06 PM -
Virginia Reciprocity added
By djturnz in forum GeneralReplies: 2Last Post: January 9th, 2007, 02:23 PM
Bookmarks