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Guam Shall Issue Becomes Law
Gun Watch ^
| 30 May, 2014
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 05/30/2014 3:20:46 AM PDT by marktwain
Governor Calvo of Guam signed Bill 296-32 into law on the 21st of May, 2014. One of the last changes to be made to the bill before it was sent to the Governor was to change the term of the permit to three years instead of six. From kuam.com:
...and finally the governor signed Bill 296 into law. The bill changes language for concealed firearms licensing from "may" to shall." that means concealed firearm licenses shall be issued to an applicant who meets the various specifications.
The Bill 296-32 is now Public Law 32-150. Here are some of the features of the new law:
- Requires that a permit for a concealed firearm be issued if requirements are met.
- Includes all handguns, rifles, and shotguns
- Includes all concealed weapons other than firearms
- Is only available to residents of Guam
- Puts a limit on the required, non-refundable fee of $100
- Requires issue within 90 days of the receipt of a complete application
- Includes methods to regain rights previously lost
- Is valid for a period of three years
- Provides for a 180 day grace period to renew the permit
- Requires a color photograph
- Requires fingerprints; if legible fingerprints cannot be made, can be issued by check of ID
- Applicants must be 21 years of age
- Requires a desire for a legal means to carry a firearm for lawful self defense
- DD214, NRA, or State Hunter Safety Courses among others, meet training course requirement
- Reason for denial required to be given
- Notice of renewal requirement will be mailed out 90 days before expiration
Guam now joins the 41 states that have laws that require the issuance of a permit if the legal requirements are met. California and Hawaii have been required to convert to a "shall issue" status pending the resolution of the Peruta decision. Vermont does not require the issuance of a permit, and does not issue one. Only six states now fall into the category where the issuing authority may arbitrarily refuse to issue a permit. Those states are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
Three of those states, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, have no state constitutional provision protecting the right to keep and bear arms.
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TOPICS: Government; History; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; guam; guncontrol; shallissue
Guam moves ahead of California and Hawaii.
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posted on
05/30/2014 3:20:46 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
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posted on
05/30/2014 3:52:13 AM PDT
by
catman67
To: marktwain
This could be a tipping point for Guam.
To: Senator_Blutarski
This could be a tipping point for Guam.Says Hank.
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posted on
05/30/2014 4:03:54 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
To: marktwain
As far as I’m concerned, Guam now qualifies to come on board as the 58th state.
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posted on
05/30/2014 4:55:43 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: marktwain
I quote:
“Includes all handguns, rifles, and shotguns
Includes all concealed weapons other than firearms”
GUAM GETS THE 2ND AMENDMENT MEANING OF —ARMS—!!
Way to go, Guam!!
To: marktwain
Were the “may issue if politically connected” states also the homes of Tories in the 1770s ?
The lack of state recognition of the right to arms is telling and disturbing. Looks like those states need constitutional amendments.
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posted on
05/30/2014 6:29:35 AM PDT
by
hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
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