Friday, September 08, 2017

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


[I]t will take Gov. Mapp less time than it took to type this paragraph to declare he believes the citizen disarmament powers delegated in 23 V.I.C. § 1522 are unconstitutional, that he repudiates and will not enforce them, and that he calls on all members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to repeal those provisions at the first reasonable opportunity. [More]
If not done in a timely manner, Congress and President Trump should be pressed to exercise their veto power over territorial legislation.

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