A “Pro-Gun Group” in Charleston is Trying to Kill the Machine Gun Bill!

Please take IMMEDIATE action!!!

GOA has learned that a “pro gun lobbyist” is trying to poison the well and kill SB 1071—a bill which would allow West Virginia to sell machine guns to law-abiding citizens like you.

This misguided lobbyist is telling Senators that this violates federal law, which is simply NOT true.

Let me get technical here for a second:

Section 922(o) in federal law contains an explicit exemption regarding the prohibition on transferring machine guns made after 1986—that is, the prohibition “does not apply with respect to … a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of … a State.” 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(2)(A).

That language matters. It means Congress chose not to apply the machinegun ban to transfers made by a state government—like West Virginia.

So please call your state Senators at (304) 357-7800 and urge them to strongly support SB 1071.

You can even share this GOA Fact Sheet with them to answer questions about the bill’s consistency with federal law.

Also, thank you for taking the poll earlier today. We are sharing the results with legislators at the Capitol. The results are astounding:

• 96 percent of you would be MORE LIKELY to vote for a legislator who supports this legislation.
• And likewise, 93 percent of you would be LESS LIKELY to support a legislator who works to kill this legislation.

Again, please call your state Senators ASAP at (304) 357-7800 and urge them to strongly support SB 1071.

This very same bill has now been introduced in Kentucky. But the Mountain State deserves to be the first state to push this into law.

So please call your state Senators ASAP.

Thank you for your help.