Repeal of Virgin Islands Gun Seizure Law a Needed Part of Recovery Efforts

By David Codrea

By David Codrea

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “The application of U.S. law to the [United States Virgin Islands] can present complicated legal issues, but the bottom line is that Gov. Mapp’s order infringes on the Second Amendment rights of U.S. citizens,” the National Rifle Association declared. NRA was reacting to an emergency order that included authorization for gun and ammunition seizures as part of the government’s Hurricane Irma response plan. “The NRA is therefore prepared to engage as necessary to ensure that Gov. [Kenneth] Mapp’s overreaching order is reversed so that residents of the USVI have all legal tools available to weather the storm, including their lawfully-owned, constitutionally-protected arms.”

“The Adjutant General is authorized and directed to seize arms, ammunition, explosives, incendiary material and any other property that may be required by the military forces for the performance of this emergency mission, in accordance with the Rules of Force promulgated by the Virgin Islands National Guard and approved by the Virgin Islands Department of Justice,” Mapp had ordered Monday.

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