{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7-11","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-7-11","heading":"Brandishing deadly weapons; threatening or causing breach of the peace; criminal penalties.","body":"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.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 7. DANGEROUS WEAPONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-7-11/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:26Z","sha256":"e43e81db835158a718a503d8146bacf7ac1b74814d4840527680ccddedd542b8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7-10","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7-11a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}