{"id":1297,"date":"2015-06-20T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2015\/06\/20\/puerto-rico-goes-constitutional-carry\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:25:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:25:37","slug":"puerto-rico-goes-constitutional-carry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1297","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico Goes Constitutional Carry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:10444,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.saf.org\\\/?p=6431&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20151008043121\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.saf.org:80\\\/?p=6431&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 21:50:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 15:53:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 15:53:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nMost of us don&#8217;t think much about the US territories and commonwealths. Maybe we should.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Ladies of the Second Amendment and their lawsuit in a Puerto Rico commonwealth court, Puerto Ricans can now carry, open or concealed, without a permit and they no longer need a permit to purchase a firearm. The court&#8217;s ruling also abolished the gun registry in Puerto Rico. All firearms transactions will now handled in accordance with Federal firearms regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Wow! That&#8217;s way better than I have it in North Carolina. I still have to have a concealed carry permit and people still need to go to their local sheriff to get a pistol purchase permit (thanks to some Republicans who kow-towed to the Sheriffs&#8217; Association.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saf.org\/?p=6431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Below is the release that the Second Amendment Foundation<\/a> put out announcing this win for gun rights in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>BELLEVUE, WA \u2013 A surprising victory for gun rights in Puerto Rico has eliminated the firearms registry and licensing requirements to purchase and carry in the Commonwealth, the Second Amendment Foundation has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, according to Sandra Barreras with Ladies of the Second Amendment (LSA), the group that brought the lawsuit, \u201cthere is no regulation to purchase or carry (and) all purchases will be handled in accordance with federal firearms regulations.\u201d LSA is affiliated with SAF through the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR).<\/p>\n<p>The class-action lawsuit challenged various articles in Puerto Rico\u2019s gun law, which the court declared unconstitutional. Because of the ruling, Barreras said, Puerto Ricans may now carry openly or concealed without a permit, and they do not need to obtain a permit before purchasing a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>This was a class action lawsuit involving more than 850 individual plaintiffs, she reported to SAF offices. The news was greeted with delight, especially because in reaching its decision, the court cited the Heller and McDonald Supreme Court cases, and the recent ruling in Palmer v. District of Columbia. Both the McDonald and Palmer cases were won by SAF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCumbersome firearms regulations have never prevented criminals from getting their hands on guns,\u201d noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. \u201cThey have only inconvenienced law-abiding citizens, or deprived them outright from exercising their rights under the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gottlieb said the lawsuit was brought in a Puerto Rican Commonwealth court, rather than a federal court. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and thus is subject to federal court jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case turned out better than anyone had really anticipated,\u201d he commented. \u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to have played an advisory role in this case, and if there is a government appeal, we\u2019ll definitely be there with whatever support we can provide to our good friends in Puerto Rico.\u201d<\/i>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us don&#8217;t think much about the US territories and commonwealths. Maybe we should. 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