Senate bill would require State Police to sell West Virginia residents machine guns

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 556

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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A bill advancing in the West Virginia Senate would require State Police to sell machine guns to certain state residents all over the state.

The Senate Judiciary Committee signed off Monday afternoon on Senate Bill 1071, Creating Public Defense and Provisioning Act. The bill would create the Office of Public Defense, to be led by the superintendent of the West Virginia State Police.

Under the bill, machine guns would be made available for …

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