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West Virginia Could Sell Its Residents Machine Guns Under New Bill

Senate Bill 1071 would enable West Virginia to distribute automatic firearms to qualified residents with a $250 fee funding state defense programs, pending committee review.

Summary by Concealed Nation
West Virginia Republican Senators Chris Rose and Zack Maynard have introduced Senate Bill 1071, known as the Public Defense and Provisioning Act, which would authorize the state to sell modern machine guns to law-abiding citizens. The legislation utilizes a specific federal exemption in the Hughes Amendment to create state-operated distribution centers at State Police Troop Headquarters for the sale of firearms like M16s and MP5s. The post West …

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The New York Sun broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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