Source: Fortune.com
Summary
Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation are suing the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands and its police commissioner over the Second Amendment. The nonprofits want a federal judge to allow nonresidents to apply for and be issued licenses to carry concealed handguns in the territory. A Florida resident, Sean Dale Henry, was unable to get a response from the USVI police department when he tried to apply for a license. The lawsuit claims that the USVI’s laws and practices violate the Second Amendment. This is the second time the USVI government has been sued over gun rights.
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Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation are taking on the USVI government again. The lawsuit claims that the territory’s laws and practices are obstructing American citizens’ right to possess and carry guns. The USVI government has been accused of systematically denying gun licenses to nonresidents. The case is ongoing, with the USVI government accusing the US government of “unclean hands” in its own treatment of gun rights.
The USVI government is committed to protecting constitutional rights while maintaining public safety, but Gun Owners of America says the Second Amendment doesn’t end at the shoreline.
Author: Evan Null
