(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to publicly display and offer for rent or sale, or, where the person is other than a natural person, to knowingly permit an employee thereof to display and offer for rent or sale, to any passersby on any street, road, or alley, any deadly weapon, machine gun, submachine gun, or other fully automatic weapon, any rifle, shotgun, or ammunition for same.
(B) Any person violating the provisions of division (A) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or shall be confined in the county jail for not more than one year, or both fined and confined, except that where the person violating the pro-visions of division (A) is other than a natural person, the person shall be fined not more than $10,000.
(C) All dealers licensed to sell any of the foregoing arms or weapons shall take the name, address, age and general appearance of the purchaser, as well as the maker of the gun, manufacturer's serial number and the caliber, and report the same at once in writing to the Police Chief.
('71 Code, § 553.07) Penalty, see § 101.99
Statutory reference:
Dangerous weapons, see W. V. Code Article 61-7
For similar provisions, see W. V. Code § 61-7-10