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AMENDMENT TO BILL NO. 36-0144 
Offered by Senator Clifford A. Joseph, Sr. 
 
 
Bill No. 36-0144 is amended as follows: 
(a) 
Section 1, internal § 2253a, subsection (2) is amended by inserting “for Concealed 
Carry” after “Firearms” in the subsection title.  
(b) 
Section 2, internal § 2259 is amended: 
(1) 
By inserting “; Felony; Misdemeanor; Or Civil Violation” at the end of the 
section title; and  
(2) 
By striking existing subsections (b) and (c)and inserting new subsections (b), 
(c), and (e) as follows: 
“(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for a person 
to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, transfer, or possess a large-
capacity magazine.  
(1) 
A violation of this section which is a first offense which only 
involves possession of a large capacity magazine is a civil penalty of $500.  
(2) 
A second violation of this section which only involves 
possession of a large capacity magazine is a misdemeanor with a civil penalty 
fine of $2500.  
(3) 
All other violations of this section, including a subsequent 
offense involving only possession of a large capacity magazine, are felonies.  
(4) 
A large-capacity magazine is subject to forfeiture for a violation 
of this section.  
(5) 
The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands has exclusive 
jurisdiction over violations under this section.  
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(c) This section does not apply to any of the following: 
(1) 
personnel of the United States government or a unit of the United 
States government who are acting within the scope of official business;  
(2) 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the 
National Guard who are acting within the scope of official business; 
(3) 
a law-enforcement officer; 
(4) 
a qualified retired law-enforcement officer; or 
(5) 
a licensed firearms dealer who sells a large-capacity magazine to 
another licensed firearms dealer or to an individual exempt under paragraphs 
(1) through (5). 
(6) 
A large-capacity magazine that a person has rendered 
permanently inoperable or has permanently modified to accept 10 rounds of 
ammunition or less.  
(e) This section does not apply to the following:  
(1) 
A person who manufactures a large-capacity magazine, if the 
person manufactures the large-capacity magazine with the intent to sell the 
large-capacity magazine, or offers the large-capacity magazine for sale, to a 
person outside of the territory;  
(2) 
A person who ships or transports a large-capacity magazine for 
a person under paragraph (l) of this subsection.”; and 
(3) 
By redesignating the remaining subsection accordingly. 
(c) 
Section 3, subsection (b), internal §454b, subsection (d) is amended by striking 
paragraph (1). 
Amendment No. 36-526/September 3, 2025/LMW/Revised September 4, 2025