2022 West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 7B. The West Virginia Second Amendment Preservation and Anti-Federal Commandeering Act
§61-7B-8. Attorney General Authorized and Directed to Challenge Unconstitutional Federal Actions Related to Firearms
Whenever any federal statute, presidential executive order, agency order, federal law, rule, or regulation is determined by the Attorney General of this state to infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms affirmed under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Attorney General shall commence and prosecute legal challenges to the federal action. In exercising and discharging the duties required by this section, the Attorney General shall pursue all available appeals in the courts of the United States, and he or she may expend the public moneys necessary for these purposes. The Attorney General may solicit the participation in these efforts of attorneys general of the other states of the United States and join actions brought by attorneys general of other states or other persons seeking to protect such rights.
