Latest News, WVPA Sharing Gov. Tomblin vetos HB 4145 – concealed carry legislation on March 3, 2016 More in Latest News: ‘Death by a thousand cuts:’ EPA releases final rule stakeholders say will shutter West Virginia’s coal plants April 25, 2024 Ground broken on state’s newest RV campground in Monongalia County April 25, 2024 West Virginia Supreme Court overturns Intermediate Court for 1st time April 24, 2024 Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper shows a photo of a concealed weapon law enforcement officers took from a suspect in Kanawha County this week during Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s “veto ceremony” for HB 4145 – the concealed carry legislation. At perhaps West Virginia’s first ceremony ever for a Governor’s veto, Tomblin’ office was filled with law enforcement officers from across state who supported his veto action. This marks the second year in a row Tomblin has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the carrying of a concealed weapon without a permit in West Virginia. Photo by Don Smith, West Virginia Press Association.