Article: Bill would block access to concealed weapons permits

Finding out who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon would become much harder for most West Virginians under a bill approved by a House committee.

The House Judiciary committee endorsed a measure on Monday that would limit access to information about concealed weapons permits to select groups, including the permit holder in question, parents or guardians, a lawyer or executor of a will and law enforcement agencies.

Currently, the identity of a concealed weapons permit holder is public record, and lists of names are often printed in newspapers.

Delegate Bill Hamilton, the bill's lead sponsor, said that openness is part of the reason he proposed the legislation.

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