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US Virgin Islands Faces Second Lawsuit over Right to Bear Arms as Florida Resident Seeks License
The Justice Department says the territory’s magazine and rifle limits conflict with recent Third Circuit precedent and cover commonly owned firearms.
- On Monday, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, and Florida resident Sean Dale Henry sued the U.S. Virgin Islands in federal court, challenging licensing laws that effectively prevent nonresidents from carrying defensive handguns.
- Virgin Islands law limits handgun licenses to residents or those with a "bona fide residence or place of business," a residency requirement that blocks Henry from applying despite holding a Florida Concealed Weapon License.
- Unauthorized firearm possession in the territory carries a minimum of ten years in prison and fines up to $15,000, a punishment the complaint argues equals the federal maximum for possessing an illegal machinegun.
- Luis Valdes, the U.S. Virgin Islands' outreach director for Gun Owners of America, stated "The Second Amendment doesn't end at the shoreline," asserting the territory's policies violate constitutional rights under the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision.
- After the 2022 Bruen ruling, the territory repealed a reciprocity law, creating what the complaint calls a "Bruen response bill," and territorial officials have not yet responded to the pending constitutional claims.
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C 18%
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