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GuamBill No. 27-38 (COR)38th Guam Legislature (2025-2026)legislature
AN ACT TO AMEND §§ 60100, 60102, 60103, 60106, 60108(b)(5), 60111, 60114(b), AND 60118 OF CHAPTER 60, TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, AND USE OF FIREARM SILENCERS.
Sponsored By: William A. Parkinson (Democrat)
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Felony ban on silencers and automatic guns
The law makes it a felony to make, sell, give, transfer, buy, or have certain guns and silencers in Guam. Banned items include machine guns, sub-machine guns, automatic rifles; rifles with barrels under 16 inches; shotguns with barrels under 18 inches; pistols or revolvers with barrels 12 inches or less; and any muffler or silencer. A conviction brings at least 3 years in prison and at least a $1,000 fine. No parole, probation, work release, or a suspended sentence is allowed until the prison term is served.
Lighter sentences for first-time banned-gun cases
If you have no prior felony conviction, the court can set your sentence at no more than 2 years for an offense under this section. In these cases, probation, parole, work release, and a suspended sentence are allowed.
Silencers allowed only under federal rules
If you qualify under Guam’s gun rules, you may own and carry rifles, shotguns, pistols, or revolvers that are not banned. A silencer is allowed only if its design, purchase, ownership, and possession follow federal law. This applies only where Guam’s prohibited-weapons rules do not ban the device.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
William A. Parkinson
Democrat • legislature
Cosponsors
Eulogio Shawn Gumataotao
Republican • legislature
V. Anthony Ada
Republican • legislature
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 7/31/2025
Veto Override Vote
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legislature vote • 6/3/2025
Floor Vote
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Actions Timeline
Enacted into law
1/15/2025legislatureReferred to committee
1/15/2025legislatureIntroduced as Bill No. 27-38 (COR)
1/15/2025legislatureTransmitted to Governor
legislatureCommittee report filed
legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
1/15/2025
Committee Report
Transmittal
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