I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment and I have been a gun rights advocate for a long time. When I was notified of my move to Guam, I was scared and confused by misinformation I found online about gun rights in Guam.



The process to register a gun is complicated and hard to find without talking to multiple people. I created this article to compile all the information I found in one place. Here are the steps to register a firearm bought on Guam, bought off island and transferred between two parties.

Important Notes

For all kinds of registration, once your firearm is inspected by the Guam Police Department Armory, DO NOT bring your firearm into the Records & ID section. That is a government building and you will be arrested! Just bring the inspection sheet. Leave your firearm at home for the registration process.

bring your firearm into the Records & ID section. That is a government building and you will be arrested! Just bring the inspection sheet. Leave your firearm at home for the registration process. If you are leaving Guam with a firearm, you must have a valid firearm ID and a registered weapon, otherwise you could be arrested for the same reason above.

Here are the restrictions on firearms that can be brought into Guam:

GUAM CODE: § 60102. Ownership, etc., of Certain Firearms Prohibited. The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer or acquisition of any machine guns, sub-machine guns, automatic rifles or any other firearm not a rifle having a barrel length of sixteen (16) inches or greater or not a shotgun having a barrel length of eighteen (18) inches or greater or a revolver or pistol having a barrel length of more than twelve (12) inches is prohibited. Mufflers, silencers or devices for deadening the sound of discharged firearms are also prohibited. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a felony which shall be punishable for a term of imprisonment of not less than three (3) years and a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000). Imposition of sentence shall not be suspended and the offender shall not be eligible for parole nor work release until the term of imprisonment prescribed herein has been completed nor may probation be imposed in lieu of this portion of the offender's sentence. Provided, however, that in the case of an offender not previously convicted of a felony, the court may sentence the offender to not more than two (2) years imprisonment and the provisions of this Section prohibiting probation, suspension, parole or work release shall not be applicable to such offender.



SOURCE: GC § 8901, as amended by P.L. 14-140.



For Further Information:

http://www.guamcourts.org/justicedocs/

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