Four pieces of legislation aimed at protecting the rights of gun owners are advancing in West Virginia’s Republican-controlled state legislature, as Democrats in Washington renew their push for gun control. West Virginia’s Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday discussed and approved one proposed amendment to the state Constitution, two bills that would relax state laws on gun sales, and one resolution calling on leaders in Washington to not infringe on the Second Amendment. The Tuesday meeting was mostly focused on the Senate Joint Resolution 1, which would specify in the state Constitution that local governments can’t adopt gun laws or regulations that are more restrictive than state law. As a joint resolution, the proposal would need a two-thirds majority in both chambers of the state legislature before it can be approved by the citizens on a referendum vote at a general election. In addition, the committee passed Senate Bill 458, which would …