If the abuser has been convicted of a crime, can s/he keep or buy a gun?
Virgin Islands law says that a person cannot get a license to have a gun if s/he:
- has been convicted in any court for a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year;
- has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence;
- is a fugitive from justice;1
- has been convicted in any state of any crime of violence;2 or
- has been convicted of any violation of a narcotic law or a “harmful drug” law.3
Federal laws, which apply to all states and territories, also restrict a person’s right to have a gun under certain circumstances. Go to Federal Gun Laws to get more information.
1 23 V.I.C. § 456a
2 23 V.I.C. §§ 458(a); 451(g)
3 23 V.I.C. §§ 458(a)