West Virginia Firearms History

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Three things tend to get glossed over in firearms discussions — regional context, actual history, and the difference between a right written down and one that got tested. West Virginia covers all three if you dig into it. 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. — West Virginia Constitution, Article III, Section 22 Most state constitutional provisions read like legal boilerplate. That one lists...

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West Virginia Firearms History

West Virginia is the only state carved out of another state during wartime, and that origin story shapes everything about its culture -- including its relationship with firearms. When Unionist counties of Virginia broke away in 1863 to form their own

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