State Gun Laws

Throughout these gun law pages, we will refer to gun laws that make it illegal for someone convicted of a felony to have a gun. A felony is a more serious crime than a misdemeanor. In Puerto Rico, a felony is any crime that is punishable by:

• imprisonment for more than six months;
• a fine of more than $5,000; or
• community service or home confinement for more than six months.¹

However, you cannot always tell if someone was convicted of a felony only by looking at the amount of time s/he actually served in prison, the fine imposed, or the time spent doing community service or in home confinement since sentences are often reduced or pled down. If you are unsure if the abuser was convicted of a felony, you might want to talk to the prosecutor who handled the criminal case against the abuser to find out or go to the courthouse and search the conviction records.

¹ 33 L.P.R.A. § 5022