West Virginia Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Concealed Carry on Public College and University Campuses

The West Virginia House of Delegates voted 84-13 on Feb. 22 to approve a bill that prohibits the state’s public colleges and universities from banning licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms on campus. 
With the West Virginia Senate already passing Senate Bill 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act, by a vote of 29-4 on Jan. 24, the legislation now goes to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice.  
Gov. Justice has not said publicly if he will sign the bill into law.
Second Amendment advocacy groups have thrown their weight behind the bill.  Leadership at several public universities in West Virginia oppose the act….}

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