The Brady Campaign along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, law enforcement, state and national allies advocate for strong state gun legislation to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. We advise and counsel advocates, state legislators and statewide elected officials on effective strategies to pass strong gun legislation and defeat attempts to weaken state gun laws.

We offer expert advice on legislative strategy and share best practices from other states. We produce and disseminate our annual Brady State Scorecard that rates each state on the strength of its gun laws.

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West Virginia has weak gun laws that help feed the illegal gun market and allow the sale of guns without background checks.  In the 2009 state scorecards released for all 50 states by the Brady Campaign, West Virginia earns just four points out of a total of 100.  

“Since West Virginia does not require Brady criminal background checks on all firearm sales including those at gun shows, gun traffickers don’t need to leave the state to funnel illegal guns to felons and gang members," said Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign.

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