Smith shoots straight, takes full responsibility for stopping ‘poorly drafted’ WV machine gun bill

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 815

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith released a statement Friday setting the record straight on how Senate Bill 1071 — which would have required State Police to sell machine guns to certain residents — stopped advancing through the body earlier this week.

Smith, R-Preston, said he was fully responsible for choosing not to receive a report from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday showing that the bill had passed the committee that morning. …

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