{"id":109596,"date":"2025-04-26T19:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=109596"},"modified":"2025-04-26T19:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:57:37","slug":"109596","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=109596","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Morrisey signs three pro-Second Amendment measures into law<\/a><\/p>\n

BERKELEY SPRINGS\u2013Gov. Patrick Morrisey, on Friday, signed three bills into law to protect the Second Amendment rights of West Virginians.<\/p>\n

Joined by state legislators and local supporters at Cacapon Resort State Park, Morrisey spoke to the freedoms sought and earned by West Virginians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an amazing state motto: \u2018Mountaineers are always free,’\u201d Morrisey said. \u201cWe should think about that every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say that those freedoms are given by God, not the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our job as legislators to safeguard those liberties at all costs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a move to enhance the state\u2019s strong support of the Second Amendment and to battle against individuals on the far left who have and will continue to attempt to take away those gun rights, he signed House Bill 2067, House Bill 3342 and Senate Bill 270 into law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe far left has tried to take away our Second Amendment rights. We\u2019ve learned about their schemes,\u201d Morrisey said. \u201cMy goal is to stay one step ahead of the radical gun-grabbers and government elites,\u201d he continued as he stepped forward to sign three bills that he said protect the rights of West Virginians.<\/p>\n

HB 2067 ensures that firearm companies are not unfairly held liable for the actions of those who use their products.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe far left has pushed to sue gun manufacturers for the actions of criminals,\u201d Morrisey said. \u201cThat\u2019s just wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

HB 3342 prohibits banks that contract with the state from discriminating against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.<\/strong> Morrisey said that in West Virginia, big financial institutions will not be allowed to de-bank companies in the firearms business or the trade associations.<\/p>\n

Finally, SB 270 prohibits the government from suspending gun rights during declared emergencies or disaster responses<\/strong>. While West Virginia did not face the issue during the pandemic, Morrisey said that it was only because practices were put in place at the time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut, that should not be left to a governor. It should be embedded into the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the signing of the bills, he invited all in attendance to walk a \u201cmountaineer mile\u201d with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWest Virginia has a chance for transformational change,\u201d Morrisey said, calling for such change in many areas, including the area of health care. He said that one change is to make sure the people as a whole get healthier and to tackle obesity, diabetes and all healthcare challenges. To that end, the \u2018mountaineer mile\u2019 has become a focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are on day 29,\u201d Morrisey said, adding that he has walked the \u201cmile\u201d for 28 consecutive days. In addition, he has designated \u201cmountaineer miles\u201d in each of the state\u2019s 32 state parks. He added that he hopes to have designed miles in each of the state\u2019s 55 counties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018mountaineer mile\u2019 is great for everyone as a way to stay in shape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Morrisey signs three pro-Second Amendment measures into law BERKELEY SPRINGS\u2013Gov. Patrick Morrisey, on Friday, signed three bills into law to protect the Second Amendment rights of West Virginians. Joined by state legislators and local supporters at Cacapon Resort State Park, Morrisey spoke to the freedoms sought and earned by West Virginians. \u201cWe have an amazing … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government","category-rkba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109597,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109596\/revisions\/109597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}