West Virginia Legalizes Concealed Carry with No Permit

Adults in West Virginia will soon be able to conceal carry a handgun without a permit or prior training, after the state legislature overrode the governor’s veto on the issue, the Gazette Mail reports.
West Virginia Legalizes Concealed Carry with No Permit
Gun instructor Mike Stilwell, demonstrates a revolver as as he teaches a packed class to obtain the Utah concealed gun carry permit, at Range Master of Utah, on January 9, 2016 in Springville, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images
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Adults in West Virginia will soon be able to conceal carry a handgun without a permit or prior training, after the state legislature overrode the governor’s veto on the issue, the Gazette Mail reports. 

“I urge you to look around this room for a moment and see that law enforcement are concerned about this bill,” governor Earl Tomblin said on Thursday. However, both chambers of the state legislature voted to swiftly override his veto. 

I can hear freedom knocking on the doors in West Virginia.
Sen. Craig Blair
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