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Legal Information: Puerto Rico

State Gun Laws

Updated: 
November 25, 2023

I have a protection order against the abuser. Can s/he have a gun or buy a gun?

Under Puerto Rico law, if a protection order says that the abuser cannot harass you, spy on you, threaten you, or be near you, your children, or any other person, then it’s possible that the abuser would not qualify for a weapons license and cannot have or buy a gun.

In addition, with any protection order, if a judge thinks it is necessary, s/he may order that the abuser must turn in his/her gun immediately to the Puerto Rico police. An order to surrender a firearm will also suspend any kind of firearms license. This applies to all guns, including guns that are used for hunting or target practice, and guns that an abuser may use for work. The judge can order this as a temporary, indefinite, or permanent measure.2

1 25 L.P.R.A. § 462a(7)
2 8 L.P.R.A. § 621

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