(a) Generally. No person shall sell, lend, give away, exchange or transfer, or purchase, receive or accept, any pistol, revolver or firearm of any kind whatsoever which is capable of being concealed on the person, except as authorized and provided by this article.
(1961 Code Sec. 537.05)
(1961 Code Sec. 537.05)
(b) Permit. The laws of the State of West Virginia and the United States of America shall apply to permit requirements for firearms as described in this Section and as such no local permitting process is utilized in the Municipality.
(Ord. 14148. Passed 6-21-11.)
(c) Carrying Contrary To Law. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as a permit to carry a pistol, revolver or other firearm of the kind described in subsection (a) hereof, contrary to any ordinance of the City or the laws of the State.
(1961 Code Sec. 537.12)
(d) Exceptions. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to apply to the sale, transfer, purchase or receipt of antique pistols or revolvers which are incapable of being used as firearms.
(1961 Code Sec. 537.13)
(e) False Information. No person shall give or issue any false information or data for the purpose of obtaining, or aiding and abetting another in obtaining, a pistol, revolver or other firearm of the kind described in subsection (a) hereof in violation of the terms and provisions of this article.
(1961 Code Sec. 537.14)
(1961 Code Sec. 537.14)