page_title: Gun laws in Puerto Rico
hierarchical_section_title: Gun laws in Puerto Rico
caption_attribution_description: Map of USA highlight Puerto Rico
context_page_description: In Puerto Rico, law regulates the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. As a commonwealth of the United States, Puerto Rico is subject to US federal laws and constitutional rulings. Firearm licenses and firearm-related crimes are defined in Act 404 of 2000. At least two other bills have been proposed since then to replace the existing law.
  On December 11, 2019, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed the Puerto Rico Weapons Act of 2020, which went into effect on January 1, 2020. The law lowered fees, implemented a shall issue regimen, combined the possession license and carry license into a single license, instituted carry reciprocity and stand your ground.
context_section_description: In Puerto Rico, law regulates the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. As a commonwealth of the United States, Puerto Rico is subject to US federal laws and constitutional rulings. Firearm licenses and firearm-related crimes are defined in Act 404 of 2000. At least two other bills have been proposed since then to replace the existing law.
  On December 11, 2019, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed the Puerto Rico Weapons Act of 2020, which went into effect on January 1, 2020. The law lowered fees, implemented a shall issue regimen, combined the possession license and carry license into a single license, instituted carry reciprocity and stand your ground.
caption: Location of Puerto Rico in relation to the continental United States
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