EWWWW....AHHHH......R E A L L Y????
the gun sites are a twitter of the alleged injustices being done by the Governor in the Virgin Islands, bought in 1917 from Denmark, this area is considered an Unincorporated Territory by the Federal governing bodies of this country.
As an Unincorporated Territory, which only “fundamental” personal rights under the U.S. (added for clarity) Constitution apply, as undefined by several US Supreme Court cases: "In general, fundamental rights, applicable to all individuals subject to the sovereignty of the United States, are “inherent, although unexpressed principles which are the basis of all free government.” (Dorr v. United States, 195 U.S. 138, 147 (1904)) and (Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244, 282-83 (1901)).
The Supreme Court has not defined precisely which parts of the Constitution establish fundamental rights. (Reid v. Covert, 354 U.S. 1, 13 (1957))"
Cite: GAO/OGC-98-5 The U.S. Constitution and Insular Areas, page 7.
a review of Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, specifically Chapter 2, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, Section 9 states:
Whereas every person in the Virgin Islands is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual;
Whereas those fundamental rights and freedoms are enjoyed without distinction of any kind, such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, association with a national minority, property, family relations, economic status, disability, age, birth, sexual orientation, marital or other status, subject only to prescribed limitations;
Whereas it is recognised that those fundamental rights and freedoms apply, subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely—
(a) life, equality, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;
(b) freedom of conscience, expression, movement, assembly and association; and
(c) protection for private and family life, the privacy of the home and other property and from deprivation of property save in the public interest and on payment of fair compensation;
and section 27.—(1) A period of public emergency may be declared by the Governor, by proclamation published in the manner provided in subsection (2), when—(a) the well-being or security of the Virgin Islands is threatened by war, invasion, general insurrection, public disorder, natural disaster or other public emergency; and 19
(b) the declaration is considered necessary by the Governor to maintain or restore peace and order.
(3) Without prejudice to the power of the Legislature to make laws under this Constitution, during a period of public emergency the Governor
may make such regulations for the Virgin Islands as appear to him or her to be necessary or expedient for securing the public safety, the defence of the Virgin Islands or the maintenance of public order, or for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community.
Cite:
http://www.bvi.gov.vg/virgin-islands-constitution
hummm, bottom line appears much to do about nothing since:
1. Not a US 'state' but rather a Unincorporated Territory w/only 'fundamental' rights provided to its citizens.
2. The Unincorporated Territory's 2007 Constitution does not contain the word, gun, firearm, arms and as pointed out in section 9 above and section 27, no Territorial constitutional governance has been breached to assure the safety of it's citizens!
you wish to debate the merits of this, remember...no US laws have been broken, the Governor is functioning under the Territory's Constitution and it is not under US governance.
