West Virginia gun rights group scores win in fight over guns in rec centers

By Andrew Shepperson

Members of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League attended a hearing for a constitutional carry bill in 2016. (Photo: Charleston Gazette-Mail)
A West Virginia gun rights group has scored a victory in their fight to repeal the ban on guns in Charleston city-owned recreation centers.
Last week Kanawha Circuit Judge James Stuckey ruled partially in favor of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League when he decided that concealed carry permit-holders could carry guns into Charleston city-owned rec centers, so long as those facilities were not leased by a school board, the Exponent Telegram reported.
According to the ruling, the firearms would have to be kept concealed on the owner’s person or in a gym bag or purse. The guns could be locked in a locker, but the city would not be required to provide lockers or locks.
Guns will still be prohibited in rec centers that are leased by school boards or where after-school activities and programs are held.
“This is a major relief to West Virginia’s 150,000 holders of concealed handgun licenses, and reduces the ‘legal minefield’ potentially found in city-owned recreation centers and facilities,” said Keith Morgan, president of the Citizens Defense League.
The partial victory came after a years-long battle that started when the

Source: Guns.com