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USVI Gets Special Federal Gun Rights Relief Path for Certain Mental-Health Cases; Applications Open November 4

03 November 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
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The Justice Department will accept an initial 5,000 public applications on November 4. Its guidance identifies the Virgin Islands as lacking a mental-health relief program, but applicants still face federal review and separate local firearm restrictions.