West Virginia bill to transfer machine guns to citizens.

[mab22]

This is an interesting concept.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/west-virginia-introduces-bill-sell-machine-guns-american-citizens

We need more states making antis throw themselves on the floor and throwing tantrums.. 

 

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State Legislators in West Virginia have just introduced a bill, authored by Gun Owners of America, that would authorize the State to sell machineguns to citizens.

Currently, newly manufactured machineguns are banned for civilian ownership thanks to an amendment slipped into the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act.
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Interestingly, though, the language of the Hughes Amendment specifies that the machinegun ban doesn’t apply to the government, which includes state and local governments.

Specifically, 18 USC Section 922(o) reads:

This subsection does not apply with respect to—

a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of, the United States or any department or agency thereof or a State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof.

Well, we at Gun Owners of America had a thought. What if the States wanted to sell machineguns to their citizens—that is, what if they were to engage in a “transfer ... by ... a State”?

That certainly would comport with the historical tradition in the United States, where governments have sold military arms to the civilian populace since the Founding.  And, of course, arming civilians with machineguns aligns with the prefatory clause of the Second Amendment, which reads:

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State.”

What could be a better and more of a “well regulated Militia” than a citizenry armed with machineguns? 

According to 922(o), a state government may lawfully “transfer”—that is, sell, give, loan, etc.—machineguns to ordinary citizens. And after the transfer is complete, those citizens may lawfully possess them, so long as the transfer was made by the State government.

 

 

 

[John Q Public]

non sequitur...

[EdDinIL]

Honey, you know how we talked about moving?  What do you think of moving to West Virginia?

[mab22]

On 2/24/2026 at 5:19 PM, EdDinIL said:

Honey, you know how we talked about moving?  What do you think of moving to West Virginia?

I don't think you would have to move. 
WV could sell or transfer it to you, without being a resident. The language high lighted doesn't appear to limit it to "state residents", just like selling used state equipment at an auction. 

 

[EdDinIL]

On 2/25/2026 at 11:30 AM, mab22 said:

I don't think you would have to move. 
WV could sell or transfer it to you, without being a resident. The language high lighted doesn't appear to limit it to "state residents", just like selling used state equipment at an auction. 

Road trip!