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This bill, titled the Protection of Firearm Owner Privacy and Prohibition of Registries Act, establishes that the West Virginia Legislature finds that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms and that federal law, specifically the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act of 1986, prohibits federal firearm registries, despite the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) maintaining records that could be used to compile such lists. The bill therefore prohibits any person, agency, or entity, including state and federal actors or contractors, from creating, operating, or maintaining any database, list, or registry of firearms or firearm owners within West Virginia, covering both physical and electronic records. Violators face civil penalties of $10,000 to $100,000 per occurrence, with collected funds going to a Second Amendment Defense Fund. The Attorney General is authorized to enforce these provisions, and any West Virginia citizen whose rights are violated can bring a civil action.

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