Title 10, Health and Safety

Any person who is in the business of selling, buying, renting or trading any firearm shall register with the Department of Revenue and Taxation under the terms and conditions set forth in this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder before engaging in any of the a…

Any person who is in the business of operating a shooting gallery shall register with the Department of Revenue and Taxation under the terms and conditions set forth in this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder before engaging in the business of a shooting gall…

(a) No person shall own, possess, use, carry or acquire any firearm which is lawful under § 60103 unless he shall have first obtained from the Department an identification card evidencing his right to such ownership, possession, use or carrying, concealed or otherwise, as stated …

Identification cards shall have on their face all the following: (a) The name, address, sex, height and weight of the holder, his birth date, Social Security number, if any, or Guam I.D. number, if any, and the expiration date of the card which shall be three (3) years after the …

No identification card shall be issued permitting the holder to carry a concealed firearm of any nature unless: (a) the applicant shows exceptional cause therefore. Such exceptional causes shall include, but not be limited to, facts which show that such concealment is absolutely …

(a) The Guam Police Department is authorized to issue licenses to carry concealed firearms to persons qualified as provided in this Section. Each such license must bear a color photograph of the licensee. For the purposes of this Section, “concealed firearms” are defined as a han…

Any person purchasing, receiving by gift, device or otherwise, acquiring or otherwise coming into permanent possession of a firearm, the possession of which is permitted by this chapter, shall register the same with the Department within three (3) working days after acquiring sai…

A grace period for payment of fees due for renewal of registration for a firearm for a member of the Guam National Guard or Reserves, or a dependent of a member of the Guam National Guard or Reserves, while that member is on active service outside Guam and for the next one hundre…

Upon the transfer of any firearm from one person not a dealer, manufacturer, wholesaler or repairer to another not a dealer, manufacturer, wholesaler or repairer, other than on loan, a new registration must be obtained by the new owner or one permanently possessing the firearm, i…

Upon transfer to a pawnbroker, and upon retransfer from the pawnbroker to either the owner or to another person, a new registration must be obtained. SOURCE: GC § 8903.2.

(a) Upon the destruction, mutilation, loss or theft of any identification card, the holder shall report the event to the Department and may obtain a duplicate card upon the payment of the fee required therefor and upon proof of loss, mutilation, destruction or theft. If any porti…

(a) No person may use or possess a firearm regardless of ownership of the firearm, without possession of an identification card evidencing his eligibility to possess, use or carry such firearms. (b) No person shall transfer, loan, give, sell either as a part of a business or indi…

Dealers, etc., must register. Any person who is a dealer, manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer of firearms or ammunition within Guam who must register pursuant to § 60104 shall do so by supplying the Department with information required by it relative to the name of the business,…

Any person or firm licensed pursuant to § 60104 shall, in the conduct of his business: (a) Display no firearms or ammunition in any place where they can be seen from outside the premises. (b) Keep all firearms and ammunition in a securely locked place at all times except when the…

No person, other than the owner or possessor of a firearm, may accept any firearm for repair without having first been shown a valid identification card showing the person delivering the firearm to such person accepting it for repair to be eligible to possess the firearm in quest…

(a) Any person engaging in a private sale, loan or other transfer of a firearm shall be shown by the person receiving the firearm an identification card evidencing the receiver’s right to own, possess, use and carry such firearm. It shall be unlawful for a person to transact a pr…

Any person who operates a shooting gallery within Guam who must register pursuant to § 60105 shall do so by supplying the Department with information required by it relative to the name of the business, name or names of the owners, whether the business is a corporation, sole prop…

The Chief of Police may adopt, pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Act, rules and regulations to implement this Chapter. Nevertheless, the absence of such rules and regulations shall not affect the implementation of this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 8906.

(a) Any person who knowingly owns or possesses an unregistered firearm shall be punishable by imprisonment of not less than one (1) year and a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000). (b) For any violation of this Chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder…

Any person who imports, manufactures or sells a restricted bullet on Guam, except as specifically authorized by the Chief of Police for purposes of public safety shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree and if the person holds a business license or is registered under the …

Any person who possesses or carries a restricted bullet not in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree. SOURCE: GC § 8907.2, as added by P.L. 16-079:7 (May 4, 1980).

(a) The fee for each identification card, duplicate or renewal thereof shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall be paid to the Treasurer of Guam for the account of the Department of Revenue and Taxation before any identification card may be issued or renewed. (b) The annual regist…

All registrations of weapons issued under any prior law are hereby declared revalidated as of the date of enactment of this Act and shall be valid until the next birthday of the holder, at which time an identification card must be obtained and the firearms registered according to…

Any firearm which cannot be legally owned, possessed, used or carried pursuant to this Act but which was legally possessed, owned, used or carried prior to the effective date of this Act may not be registered hereafter. However, the owner or possessor may retain said weapons unti…

Upon the conviction of any violation of this Chapter or of any crime wherein the use of firearms was an element or part or was involved in the commission thereof, the firearms involved in the violation shall be declared forfeit by the court convicting such person and be given to …

The Department shall maintain a confidential registry, open only to law enforcement officials, of all firearms registered for the life of the weapon on Guam and for two years thereafter. However, once a firearm has been transferred and the registration canceled in the name of the…

Any United States citizen who is in legal possession of a firearm or ammunition thereof pursuant to the laws of any state, territory, possession or Trust Territory of the United States shall have a period of thirty (30) days after arriving on Guam as a new resident in which to ap…

The provisions of 18 GCA §§ 90109 and 90114]; and subitems (40) and (41) of § 5107, Title 6, Guam Code Annotated, shall not apply: (a) If the firearm is stored in a secure, locked cabinet or closet in the home of its lawful owner. (b) If the minor obtains the firearm as a result …

If any provisions of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end t…