Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the violent crime prevention act in West Virginia.

Highlights:

• Requires West Virginia Law Enforcement agencies to submit Ballistic data to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network for any firearm that is used in the following offenses (Sec. 1): 

• Felony crime of violence;

• Domestic violences;and 

• Distribution of a controlled substance. 

• Requires that Data shall be submitted by a law enforcement agency within one month of a charge brought upon an individual in the above three categories (Sec. 1).

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