Posted on 03/03/2023 3:45:14 AM PST by marktwain
On March 1, 2023, Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia signed SB 10, the Campus Carry Act into law. The law goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Governor Justice was enthusiastic about signing the new law. He proudly described his growing up in West Virginia and told a story about hunting grouse with a 20 gauge shotgun, which was repaired by one of the people in attendance at the ceremony. West Virginia is the 12 state to remove bans on the carry of weapons at institutes of post-secondary education. Numerous members of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League (WVCDL) were at the signing ceremony. Many of them had worked for years to obtain this reform.
The new law removes the power of institutions of post-secondary education in West Virginia to ban the legal carry of concealed handguns, by those with a valid concealed carry permit, in most areas on campus. There are a few areas where the administrators of post-secondary education institutions may still ban the concealed carry of firearms. The new law applies primarily to students, educators, and employees of West Virginia institutes of post-secondary education. West Virginia law did not and does not ban carry on campus. However, administrators of those institutions were allowed by law to impose administrative penalties for actions which were not banned by West Virginia law. Students could be expelled. Employees could be fired. Lesser sanctions could be imposed.
From SB 10, the Campus Carry Act:
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Another win along the road to reaffirming our 2nd amendment rights.
Why the delay until July 1, 2024. That is an infinity away in political and legal time?
I love this law. I love the recognition of a problem and the crafting of a solution.
Nevertheless, since there IS a problem - and a very serious one - WHY does the law come into effect 17 months from now? Why wait if it is so important - which it is?
Post likely to give the whiners and RINO’s a feeling that they won a little bit.
So they would vote for it.
One possible salubrious change would be to allow hostile academics time to move to another state or to retire!
West Virginia huh?
I could live there.
I’d have to knock a couple front teeth out with a hammer, get some overalls and copper tubing, throw my socks away, but yeah I could live there.
Excellent. We need to get rid of no self defense zones whenever and wherever possible. They are magnets for mass shooters who know they won’t face armed opposition.
I thought the same thing. That gives the usual suspects plenty of time to marshall the forces needed to mount a legal assault. And you know they will.
You’re not gonna go with a Corncob pipe and a name change to Hatfeild or Mc Coy also ?
pipe yes. ...also I’ll need a rocking chair and a banjo.
If WV law is similar to my state, the delay means they didn’t have enough votes to include an “emergency enactment clause” in the bill. This means enactment reverts to a legally-defined period rather than a more expedient schedule.
Yes, why is there a year and a half delay? Do the colleges need that much time to take down their "No guns allowed" signs? Or time to retrain their campus gestapo not to shoot someone for carrying?
Add the title of West Virginia Yuppie by putting a BMW on bricks in the front yard.
Well if you come here and say that to my face, I would gladly knock out your front teeth for you. No charge.
Here’s a good one for you. A friend on another forum posted this job listing to chuckle at.
Grizzly Bear Conflict Manager. (!!!)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/638596100
Interesting. I wonder how many applicants they will get.
Timothy Treadwell will NOT be applying!
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