It shall be unlawful for any person armed with a firearm or other deadly weapon, whether licensed to carry the same or not, to carry, brandish or use such weapon in a way or manner to cause, or threaten, a breach of the peace. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or shall be confined in the county jail not less than ninety days nor more than one year, or both.
W. Va. Code § 61-7-11
Brandishing deadly weapons; threatening or causing breach of the peace; criminal penalties
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 208 W. Va. 144 - State v. Allen (2000)
Most recently applied in Joseph C. Thorton v. William M. Ward (June 2019)
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