2025SB 270

Protecting Gun Stores as Essential During Emergencies

2025 - West Virginia House of Delegates

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill declares firearms, ammunition, and related businesses to be essential during declared emergencies, restricts government from shutting them down or seizing firearms, and creates a cause of action and damages for unlawful confiscation. CPAC strongly defends Second Amendment freedoms especially in times of crisis and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-08 by a vote of 98-1. The bill later became law.

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Legislators · 100

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Stanley Adkins WV	Republican	100%	Conservative
JB Akers WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Michael Amos WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
S. Chris Anders WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
William Anderson WV	Republican	78%	Conservative
Trenton Barnhart WV	Republican	85%	Conservative
Jordan Bridges WV	Republican	100%	Conservative
Eric Brooks WV	Republican	96%	Conservative
Ryan Browning WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Adam Burkhammer WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Jim Butler WV	Republican	92%	Conservative
Jeff Campbell WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Jarred Cannon WV	Republican	82%	Conservative
David Cannon WV	Republican	100%	Conservative
Denny Canterbury WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Geno Chiarelli WV	Republican	84%	Conservative
Wayne Clark WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
Thomas Clark WV	Republican	82%	Conservative
Marshall Clay WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Elias Coop-Gonzalez WV	Republican	91%	Conservative
Roy Cooper WV	Republican	81%	Conservative
Vernon Criss WV	Republican	82%	Conservative
Kathie Crouse WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Mark Dean WV	Republican	79%	Conservative
Mike DeVault WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Henry Dillon WV	Republican	96%	Conservative
Lori Dittman WV	Republican	76%	Conservative
Sarah Drennan WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Jeff Eldridge WV	Republican	80%	Conservative
Joe Ellington WV	Republican	84%	Conservative
Bob Fehrenbacher WV	Republican	84%	Conservative
Dana Ferrell WV	Republican	82%	Conservative
Bill Flanigan WV	Republican	67%	Conservative
Shawn Fluharty WV	Democrat	35%	Conservative
Dave Foggin WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Joe Funkhouser WV	Republican	80%	Conservative
Rick Garcia WV	Democrat	40%	Conservative
Marty Gearheart WV	Republican	91%	Conservative
David Green WV	Republican	84%	Conservative
Walter Hall WV	Republican	84%	Conservative
Anitra Hamilton WV	Democrat	17%	Conservative
Evan Hansen WV	Democrat	23%	Leftist
Roger Hanshaw WV	Republican	77%	Conservative
Scot Heckert WV	Republican	79%	Conservative
Rick Hillenbrand WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
Michael Hite WV	Republican	89%	Conservative
Josh Holstein WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
Sean Hornbuckle WV	Democrat	28%	Conservative
Michael Hornby WV	Republican	91%	Conservative
Chuck Horst WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
John Hott WV	Republican	84%	Conservative
Gary Howell WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
Tresa Howell WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Dean Jeffries WV	Republican	85%	Conservative
D. Rolland Jennings WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
David Kelly WV	Republican	82%	Conservative
Laura Kimble WV	Republican	92%	Conservative
Larry D. Kump WV	Republican	93%	Conservative
Jonathan Kyle WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Tristan Leavitt WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Hollis Lewis WV	Democrat	26%	Conservative
Daniel Linville WV	Republican	85%	Conservative
Patrick Lucas WV	Republican	84%	Conservative
Phil Mallow WV	Republican	86%	Conservative
Keith Marple WV	Republican	85%	Conservative
Carl Martin WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Ian Masters WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Jordan Maynor WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Margitta Mazzocchi WV	Republican	86%	Conservative
David McCormick WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Pat McGeehan WV	Republican	86%	Conservative
George Miller WV	Republican	79%	Conservative
Erica Moore WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Joe Parsons WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
Mickey Petitto WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Chris Phillips WV	Republican	85%	Conservative
Jonathan Pinson WV	Republican	88%	Conservative
David Elliott Pritt WV	Republican	78%	Conservative
Mike Pushkin WV	Democrat	24%	Conservative
Bill Ridenour WV	Republican	95%	Conservative
Clay Riley WV	Republican	80%	Conservative
Matthew Rohrbach WV	Republican	75%	Conservative
Carl Roop WV	Republican	90%	Conservative
Andy Shamblin WV	Republican	77%	Conservative
Charles Sheedy WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Doug Smith WV	Republican	86%	Conservative
Bryan Smith WV	Republican	88%	Did Not Vote
Joe Statler WV	Republican	82%	Conservative
Brandon Steele WV	Republican	86%	Conservative
Jeffrey Stephens WV	Republican	80%	Conservative
George Street WV	Republican	86%	Conservative
Christopher Toney WV	Republican	73%	Conservative
Adam Vance WV	Republican	82%	Conservative
Bryan Ward WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Lisa White WV	Republican	80%	Conservative
John Williams WV	Democrat	25%	Conservative
Jimmy Willis WV	Republican	87%	Conservative
Evan Worrell WV	Republican	77%	Conservative
Kayla Young WV	Democrat	21%	Conservative
Mark Zatezalo WV	Republican	80%	Conservative