Videos tagged with Art Tom

This video details the legislative battle over West Virginia Senate Bill 1071, which aimed to allow residents to purchase post-1986 machine guns by leveraging a federal loophole in the Hughes Amendment. The bill was halted by Senate President Randy Smith, who cited concerns about its legal viability and potential harm to Second Amendment rights if it failed in court. The discussion highlights a division within the gun rights movement regarding aggressive legislative challenges versus cautious, politically viable approaches to dismantling federal gun control.