{"id":11978,"date":"2026-07-25T00:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=11978"},"modified":"2026-07-25T00:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:17:50","slug":"two-gun-rights-groups-are-suing-the-u-s-virgin-islands-over-concealed-carry-for-nonresidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=11978","title":{"rendered":"Two gun rights groups are suing the U.S. Virgin Islands over concealed carry for nonresidents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation are suing the government of the\u00a0U.S. Virgin Islands\u00a0and its police commissioner as a fight over the Second Amendment deepens.<\/p>\n

The nonprofits are asking a federal judge to allow nonresidents to apply for and be issued licenses to carry concealed handguns in the U.S. territory.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit filed this week asserted that Florida resident Sean Dale Henry, a member of Gun Owners of America and supporter of Gun Owners Foundation, called the U.S. Virgin Islands\u2019 police department multiple times to apply for such a license.<\/p>\n

\u201cHenry has been unable to get the USVI police to so much as pick up the telephone,\u201d the lawsuit states. \u201cThe fact that the USVI police do not answer their phone makes (Henry\u2019s) need to keep and bear arms for his own self-defense all the more vital.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the U.S. territory\u2019s government did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit filed Monday notes that Henry plans to visit the U.S. Virgin Islands at least twice in upcoming months and seeks to bring a concealed gun\u00a0for self-defense purposes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Second Amendment doesn\u2019t end at the shoreline,\u201d Luis Valdes, the U.S. Virgin Islands\u2019 outreach director for Gun Owners of America, said in a statement. \u201cAmericans don\u2019t lose their constitutional rights simply because they travel to a U.S. territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is the second time the U.S. Virgin Islands\u2019 government and its police commissioner are sued over the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n

In December, the U.S. Justice Department\u00a0sued the U.S. territory, accusing it of obstructing and systematically denying American citizens the right to possess and carry guns. It cited local laws including that applicants must demonstrate \u201cgood reason to fear death or great injury to his person or property,\u201d and have \u201ctwo credible persons\u201d vouch for their need of a firearm.<\/p>\n

At the time, the U.S. Virgin Islands\u2019 government said it was \u201ccommitted to protecting constitutional rights while maintaining public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a February court filing, the U.S. Virgin Islands accused the U.S. government of coming to court \u201cwith unclean hands\u201d and of employing hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers it accused of depriving people of their \u201crights, privileges and immunities secured and protected by the 1st, 2nd, 4th , 5th and 14th amendments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States of America cannot come to the court with unclean hands and seek to enjoin others while engaging in such blatant, violative, and abusive patterns and practices itself,\u201d the filing read.<\/p>\n

That case is still making its way through court.<\/p>\n

#gun #rights #groups #suing #U.S #Virgin #Islands #concealed #carry #nonresidents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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