Posted on 09/17/2025 8:39:48 AM PDT by marktwain
The bill to restore silencers/suppressors to legal status in Guam was introduced by William A. Parkinson on January 15, 2025. Senator Parkinson is a Democrat in Guam. Nine of the fifteen senators in Guam are Republicans. Ten votes are needed in the Guam legislature to override a governor’s veto. If all 9 Republican senators in the Guam legislature vote for the bill with Senator Parkinson, they could override Governor Guerrero’s veto. That is what happened on July 31, 2025.
The legislature had previously passed legislation to restore legal status for suppressors/silencers in 2021, but Governor Guerrero had vetoed the bill. She vetoed the silencer/suppressor bill for the second time in June 2025. From guampdn.com:
The governor vetoed the bill in June, over concern that the devices could be used to mask the sound of gunshots in a life-threatening situation.
“Suppressors are not what we’ve seen on television. They don’t make guns completely silent,” Parkinson said Monday. “They are a safety tool for people who practice with firearms in a responsible manner.”
He said suppressors prevent hearing loss for those who are exercising their Second Amendment right and practicing with firearms.
The Guam legislature overrode the Governor’s veto on July 31, 2025. From nationalguntrusts.com:
Guam became the first U.S. Territory to legalize suppressors, also know as silencers. This decision came by overriding Governor Lou Leon Guerrero’s veto on July 31, 2025, when the legislature passed the Hearing Protection Act of 2025 – Bill No. 27-38. The bill was passed with a decisive 10-5 margin. The bill was backed by all nine republicans and included one democrat in the 10 votes and was lead by Senator William Parkinson.
The bill is well written. It takes into account the potential changes in federal law
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
One step at a time but our constitutionally- recognized rights and liberties as American citizens will be restored.
Better than “overturning,” I suppose.
When I lived in Guam more than a half a century ago, there was virtually no crime. Has that changed?
Took 3 posts this time.
When I lived in Guam more than a half a century ago, there was virtually no crime. Has that changed?
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When my Dad was on Guam in 1944, a lot of people were trying to kill him, but they weren’t criminals—they were Japanese soldiers.
When I was there in the 60s, Guamanians were still incredibly grateful to the US military for liberating them from Japanese brutality during World War II. Now a mile long beach in Tumon Bay is lined with Japanese hotels. Complete surrender to our wonderful country is what enabled Japan to become the modern democratic country that it is today.
Quite clap.........👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Another stupid law based on movie fiction. There is no such thing like the movie silencers. Yes it is quiet enough to not need hearing protection, but they are not silent. And anyone who thinks you can discretely carry one hidden in a pocket, like ALL the gangbangers want to do..., try carrying a full size pistol with an extra 8 inches hanging off the barrel.
You make valid points as to why criminal misuse of silencers is very, very rare.
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