Bethlehem Sportsmens Club

State Senate President Peter Courtney (D-11) has assigned House Bill 4045, Concealed Handgun License confidentiality legislation sponsored by state Representative Kim Thatcher (R-25), to the state Senate Rules Committee.  Immediate action by this Senate committee is needed in order to pass this important legislation by the fast approaching end of the session.

Today, the state Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 478 by a 33 to 0 vote.  This legislation would create an apprentice hunting license that is available to West Virginia residents and non-residents.  This apprentice hunting legislation now goes to the House of Delegates for its consideration.

Several pro-Second Amendment bills have been introduced in Mississippi this session and will begin to make their way through the legislative process.

As reported last week, House Bill 679 passed in the state House Public Safety and Military Affairs (PBM) Committee with no amendments, and is now pending in the state House Judiciary Committee. For this bill to survive, it must get a hearing by next week!