“The big question, since the Virgin Islands is a territory and not a state, are they protected by the 2nd amendment?”
Half of American voters are convinced that foreign invaders deserve all benefits of the US Constitution....
So, no, AS USUAL, 2nd Amendment and other US Constitution “rights” are conferred on and denied to American citizens as individual law”makers” see fit.
(Do I need the /s?)
“The Second Amendment does not just apply to the continental United States and Hawaii,” noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “It also applies to territories under U.S. jurisdiction. The issue is a fundamental civil right, not only to possess a handgun, but also to use firearms for self-defense purposes, which is currently banned in the Northern Marianas.”
My question too.
Yes, the Constitution applies to all US states, territories, and districts.
Yes tbey are. Unless it is different on Guam than US Virgin Islands
NOLA did it and got slapped after the taking. By the time the court ruled all the improperly stored guns were junk.
“If I remember right New Orleans tried this after Katrina and got slapped down hard by the federal courts. The big question, since the Virgin Islands is a territory and not a state, are the protected by the 2nd amendment?”
Technically the 2nd amendment explicitly apples to U.S. Territories as all laws there are subject to Congressional oversight.
The 2nd amendment was never intended to be applied against the states by contrast which is why pretty much every state as an identical article in their state constitution.
That said after a hurricane is probably the time when you most need your gun.