CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – State Treasurer Larry Pack today announced the winning bid amount from the September online firearms auction was $130,100, placed from a federal firearm licensed dealer in West Virginia. This is the first winner from West Virginia to participate in the Office’s online firearms auction which ran from September 15-29.
More than 25 bids were submitted from licensed dealers spanning across nine states. There were 584 firearms that came from 20 different law enforcement agencies that were up for bid.
“These dollars will go back into law enforcement agencies so they can make improvements to their operations, buy new equipment, and train their officers,” Treasurer Pack said. “My Office will continue to hold these online auctions to help modernize our Unclaimed Property Program and to extend the market value of sales by securing buying power from dealers across multiple states.”
The following law enforcement agencies turned over firearms for September’s auction:
- Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office
- Charles Town Police Department
- Clarksburg Police Department
- Clay Police Department
- Harrison County Sheriff’s Office
- Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
- Mineral County Sheriff’s Office
- Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force
- Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office
- Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
- Reedsville Police Department
- Richwood Police Department
- Stonewood Police Department
- Wheeling Police Department
- Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office
- WV Department of Natural Resources Police – Beckley, Farmington, and Romney
- WV State Police – Elkins and Parsons
So far in 2025, the Treasurer’s Office has sold 1,928 firearms and 600 pounds of ammunition for a total of $400,000 from one in-person live auction and four online auctions.
The next online firearms auction is scheduled for November, which will include about 500 firearms from the Huntington Police Department.
More information about State Treasurer’s Office’s firearms auctions is available at www.wvtreasury.gov/FFL-Auction.
To learn about the unclaimed property program or to find out if the Office is holding any money for you or your family, visit www.WVUnclaimedProperty.gov.
