Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
-
September 6th, 2017, 02:04 PM
#21
Re: US Virgin Islands Seizing Guns
Originally Posted by
Gman106
From what I've read, the U.S. Virgin islands are a territory and governed by a legal instrument called an Organic Act and not subject to the U.S. Constitution. Their version of a constitution is the 1954 Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands. It includes a bill of rights.. The Bill of Rights does NOT include an equivalent U.S. 2nd Amendment. There is a government restriction on search and seizure without due process, but this is apparently legally superseded by emergency EO. There were several attempts to draft an actual Constitution, the last being the Fifth Constitutional Convention in 2009 which was approved by the government of the USVI but must be ultimately approved by the US Congress where it failed for a variety of reasons (unrelated to any 2A issue).
Revised Organic Act of 1954...
https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/fi...icAct_1954.pdf
Fifth Constitutional Convention article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_...Virgin_Islands
Wouldn't the Revised Organic Act of 1954 essentially be the equivalent of a state constitution? For Example, there are six states that don't include a right to bear arms in their state constitutions (New York, New Jersey, California, Maryland, Minnesota, and Iowa); but they still must obey the US constitution, and those states still had to abide by the DC vs Heller ruling.
Similar Threads
-
By darrenlobo in forum National
Replies: 0
Last Post: June 23rd, 2015, 09:25 PM
-
By KeithPA in forum General
Replies: 25
Last Post: January 31st, 2007, 07:08 PM
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
Bookmarks