JimMullinsWVCDL
State Researcher
Under West Virginia law, no license is required to openly carry an unconcealed handgun; an adult who is not prohibited by federal or state law from possessing firearms may lawfully carry a handgun in most places if the handgun is carried openly and unconcealed. WVCDL believes the decision on whether and in what manner (openly or concealed with a license) to carry a handgun in a lawful manner is a personal decision.
On May 11, 2011, WVCDL joined WVCDL member Keith Owen Campbell and his father, Larry Campbell, in a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia against the City of Wheeling, its police chief, and 4 individual Wheeling police officers, challenging numerous violations of the Campbells' constitutional and civil rights while Keith Owen Campbell was lawfully and openly carrying his handgun on December 4, 2010, and the ongoing threat of further harassment of individuals who choose to open carry in the City of Wheeling.
A copy of the complaint in Campbell v. City of Wheeling, which includes a thorough statement of facts, is available at WVCDL's litigation page.
On May 11, 2011, WVCDL joined WVCDL member Keith Owen Campbell and his father, Larry Campbell, in a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia against the City of Wheeling, its police chief, and 4 individual Wheeling police officers, challenging numerous violations of the Campbells' constitutional and civil rights while Keith Owen Campbell was lawfully and openly carrying his handgun on December 4, 2010, and the ongoing threat of further harassment of individuals who choose to open carry in the City of Wheeling.
A copy of the complaint in Campbell v. City of Wheeling, which includes a thorough statement of facts, is available at WVCDL's litigation page.
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