Any person who wantonly performs any act with a firearm which creates a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in the penitentiary for a definite term of years of not less than one year nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the court, confined in the county jail for not more than one year, or fined not less than $250 nor more than $2,500, or both.
For purposes of this section, the term “firearm” shall have the same meaning ascribed to such term as set forth in section two of this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
§61-7-4. License to Carry Deadly Weapons; How Obtained
§61-7-4a. Provisional License to Carry Deadly Weapons; How Obtained
§61-7-5. Revocation of License
§61-7-6a. Reciprocity and Recognition; Out-of-State Concealed Handgun Permits
§61-7-8. Possession of Deadly Weapons by Minors; Prohibitions
§61-7-9. Possession of Machine Guns, Penalties
§61-7-10. Deadly Weapons for Sale or Hire; Sale to Prohibited Persons; Penalties
§61-7-11. Brandishing Deadly Weapons; Threatening or Causing Breach of the Peace; Criminal Penalties
§61-7-12. Wanton Endangerment Involving a Firearm
§61-7-14. Right of Certain Persons to Limit Possession of Firearms on Premises
§61-7-15. Persons Prohibited From Committing Violent Crime While Wearing Body Armor; Penalties
§61-7-15a. Use or Presentation of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony; Penalties
§61-7-16. Chief Officer Certification to Transfer or Make Certain Firearms; Definitions; Appeal