West Virginia Republican Senators Chris Rose and Zack Maynard have introduced Senate Bill 1071, known as the Public Defense and Provisioning Act, which would authorize the state to sell modern machine guns to law-abiding citizens. The legislation utilizes a specific federal exemption in the Hughes Amendment to create state-operated distribution centers at State Police Troop Headquarters for the sale of firearms like M16s and MP5s. CHARLESTON, WV (4-minute read) — In what could be the most aggressive state-level Second Amendment push in decades, West Virginia lawmakers have introduced legislation to effectively “un-ban” machine guns for qualified residents. Senate Bill 1071,…

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