If gun control was truly effective in reducing crime, the U.S. Virgin Islands would be one of the safest places in the nation. Instead, the U.S. territory, which has some of the most restrictive gun laws around, also has a homicide rate that's even higher than Mexico.
The U.S. Virgin Island's gun laws are extensive. A permit is required to purchase both firearms and ammunition, and you can be sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing a single round of ammunition without a valid permit. You must also be at least 21 before you can apply for a license. The territory bans so-called assault weapons and "large capacity" magazines, doesn't recognize carry permits from any U.S. state (and at the moment, doesn't allow for non-residents to apply for a carry license either).
Despite all those laws, the newspaper Virgin Islands Consortium recently declared the territory "remains one of the most homicide-plagued places on earth."
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If gun control was truly effective in reducing crime, the U.S. Virgin Islands would be one of the safest places in the nation. Instead, the U.S. territory, which has some of the most restrictive gun laws around, also has a homicide rate that's even higher than Mexico.
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The U.S. Virgin Island's gun laws are extensive. A permit is required to purchase both firearms and ammunition, and you can be sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing a single round of ammunition without a valid permit. You must also be at least 21 before you can apply for a license. The territory bans so-called assault weapons and "large capacity" magazines, doesn't recognize carry permits from any U.S. state (and at the moment, doesn't allow for non-residents to apply for a carry license either).
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Despite all those laws, the newspaper Virgin Islands Consortium recently declared the territory "remains one of the most homicide-plagued places on earth."
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