(a) Every application for a license to have and possess a firearm shall be made under oath and on forms which the Commissioner shall prepare for such purpose. For the purposes of the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, the applicant shall furnish all information as may be required of him by the Commissioner.
(b) The initial fee for a license under section 454 of this chapter shall be $75.00. The license may be renewed every three years for a fee of $150.00 and a certificate of completion from a handgun training class obtained within one year preceding submittal of the renewal application that includes the original signature of the class instructor.
(c) Upon renewal of a license to have and possess a firearm, the receipt from the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) for the renewal fee will serve as a temporary license until the official license can be provided to the licensee by the Commissioner.
(d) The Commissioner shall ensure that the renewal license is presented to the licensee within forty-five (45) days of receipt of payment for the renewal fee.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no person shall be charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm if the subject weapon had been previously licensed and said license has expired not more than ninety (90) days prior to arrest; Provided, however, That this subsection shall not apply to persons who possess, bear, transport, carry or have under their control in any vehicle, any firearm during the commission or attempted commission of a crime of violence, as defined in subsection (d) of section 2253, Title 14, Virgin Islands Code.
(f) For purposes of this section:(1) “Handgun training class” means:(A) a firearms safety course offered by a law enforcement agency, an or firearms training school that is open to the public and is taught by a certified firearms instructor; or(B) a firearms safety course or class that is offered and taught by a certified firearms instructor.(2) “Training certificate” means a certificate, affidavit, or other document issued by the instructor, a law enforcement agency, or firearms training school that conducts a handgun training class that evidences an applicant's successful completion of the class requirements.
(1) “Handgun training class” means:(A) a firearms safety course offered by a law enforcement agency, an or firearms training school that is open to the public and is taught by a certified firearms instructor; or(B) a firearms safety course or class that is offered and taught by a certified firearms instructor.
(A) a firearms safety course offered by a law enforcement agency, an or firearms training school that is open to the public and is taught by a certified firearms instructor; or
(B) a firearms safety course or class that is offered and taught by a certified firearms instructor.
(2) “Training certificate” means a certificate, affidavit, or other document issued by the instructor, a law enforcement agency, or firearms training school that conducts a handgun training class that evidences an applicant's successful completion of the class requirements.
(g) All applicants for an initial gun license shall complete and submit to the Virgin Islands Police Department as part of their gun license application a certificate of completion for a handgun training class that includes the original signature of the class instructor.
(h) The Virgin Islands Police Department may not issue an initial or renewed gun license without receiving a certificate of completion of a handgun training class.
(i) Every ten years, a gun license holder shall complete and submit to the Virgin Islands Police Department a certificate of completion for a handgun training class that includes the original signature of the class instructor.
(j) The Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department shall revoke the license of a gun holder, if the licensee is convicted of a felony.