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Notice: Obtaining Information from PR is very difficult. Before Traveling to PR Handgunlaw.us highly

recommends you have official word from PR Authorities on their Statutes/Rules/Regulations.!

Puerto Rico Must Inform Officer Immediately: NO

Shall Issue (See Must Inform Section Below)

Anyone who can legally possess a firearm under state and federal law

may carry in these states without a Permit. Check each states page

for age or other restrictions that may apply.

Permits/Licenses This State Honors

Section 7.03 (25L.P.R.A. § 462b) — Warning in Ports and Airports

The Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority shall conspicuously post signs, in English and in Spanish, in

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Section 6.25. (25L.P.R.A. § 466x) — Notice by Carrier, Warehouseman, Depository for the Receipt of

Firearms; Penalties.

….any commercial airline flying to Puerto Rico with passengers checking firearms and/or ammunition along

with their baggage to transport them to any airport within the territorial limits of Puerto Rico shall notify so

to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau at the time such firearms and/or ammunition are returned to the passenger.

The airline shall require the passenger to provide his name, address, telephone number, and any other contact

information, as well as the number, type, caliber, and registration information of the firearms and/or

ammunition he is transporting within the territorial limits of Puerto Rico, and provide it to the Puerto Rico

depository shall immediately notify the Commissioner of such fact, as well as the name and address of the

consignee, and the number of firearms or ammunition for delivery. Furthermore, he shall be prohibited from

delivering the firearms and/or ammunition to the consignee until he holds an authorization issued by the

Commissioner to such effect.

The violation of any obligation herein established shall constitute a felony punishable by imprisonment

for a fixed term of twelve (12) years, and by a fine of not less than two thousand (2,000) dollars and not

more than ten thousand (10,000) dollars. If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty

established may be increased to a maximum of twenty-four (24) years; if there were mitigating

circumstances, the fixed penalty established may be reduced to a minimum of six (6) years.

Note: Handgunlaw.us recommends you read all of Section 2 of the Administrative Rules.

Weapons License to Own and Carry a Concealed Firearm

Section 2.02. (25L.P.R.A. § 462a) — Firearms License.

The Division of Arms Registry and License Issuance will issue arms licenses to all petitioners who meet the

following requirements:

1. Be twenty-one (21) years of age.

4. Not be declared mentally incapable by a court with jurisdiction.

5. Not have been discharged from the United States Armed Forces or the Puerto Rico Police Bureau under

dishonorable conditions (Dishonorable Discharge.)

6. Do not incur or belong to organizations that commit acts of violence or directed to overthrow of the

constituted government.

7. Not be under a court order, or have been at any time during the past twelve (12) months prior to the

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application date, that prohibits you from harassing, spying, threatening or approaching an intimate

Note: The License to Own is also your license to carry a Concealed Firearms. The License is valid for 5

years and initial cost minus Fingerprinting and Training Class is $200. Renewal is $100. You will be

Puerto Rico has 45 days in the first year of the law to issue 30 days after the first year. (Law took effect 1/1/20)

You will fill out a Firearms Application (Spanish/English)

Section 2.02. (25L.P.R.A. § 462a) — Firearms License.

(e) A valid firearms license is required for the applicant to be able to acquire, purchase, transport, sell,

donate, lend, transfer, own, possess, keep custody, carry, use, and operate weapons, firearms, ammunition,

and any other pertinent accessory allowed by this Act in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the

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Commissioner shall prescribe by regulations all other aspects related to the firearm operation and handling

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(ee) “Brandishing a firearm” — Means the act of carrying a firearm ostentatiously and in a challenging

(pp) “University zone” — Means the premises of the university campus and/or higher education technical

institute, whether public or private, its parking and green areas, and those off-campus buildings that belong

to the higher education institution, and at any distance within a one

hundred (100) meter perimeter from the campus or the university buildings outside the campus.

Note: Handgunlaw.us believes there is no reason for them to define Schools/University in their firearm

laws unless they were off limits. Schools/Universities could be partly covered by § 693 below.

Title 18 – Part I - Chapter 8 - Public Schools

§ 141a. Definitions

The Corps shall have the following powers and duties under the direction of the Secretary:

(a) To protect the life and property of the school community.

(b) To protect and watch over the peace and public safety in the school buildings and grounds.

(7) With respect to clauses (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this subsection, the Corps shall limit itself to those cases in

which its members have personal knowledge of the existence of the objects to be confiscated, their nature

Any person authorized to make arrests as provided in the preceding section may carry firearms or other arms

within the limits of an airport, as the Executive Director of the Ports Authority may by regulation direct or

prescribe. May 6, 1949, No. 187, p. 590, § 6, eff. 90 days after May 6, 1949.

Note: Handgunlaw.us takes this to mean that only Police can carry inside the terminal of any Airport in

Puerto Rico.

Title 1, Chapter 35

§ 693. Public Buildings Security Act

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(a) As a part of the minimum security norms to be adopted in all government dependencies, the following

public safety issues should arise so as to warrant the carrying of weapons inside a mental healthcare

institution, Commonwealth police officers and other security officers shall be under the obligation to

surrender their weapons to the administrator of the institution, who shall see to their safekeeping and return

the same to such officers, once they have completed their business within the institution. 2008, No. 183, § 17

Title 16 - Chpt. 57 – Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 522. Search for Concealed Weapons on Election Day

Any member of the Police of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized and directed to search any person at any place

on election day, whom he suspects of carrying any prohibited weapon, and if the weapon is found on him,

Section 2.02. (25L.P.R.A. § 462a) — Firearms License.

(e) A valid firearms license is required for the applicant to be able to acquire, purchase, transport, sell,

donate, lend, transfer, own, possess, keep custody, carry, use, and operate weapons, firearms, ammunition,

and any other pertinent accessory allowed by this Act in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the

(1) A firearms license shall be required to carry a firearm; such firearm shall be carried concealed and not

be brandished.

(i) Firearms may be carried only one at a time.

Do “No Gun Signs” Have the Force of Law?

“??????” We have not seen anything addressing this issue.

We are unable to determine if “No Gun” signs have the force of law in Puerto Rico. Until we get more

information Handgunlaw.us believes you should treat every “No Gun” sign as having the force of law.

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Carry In State Parks/State & National Forests/WMA/Road Side Rest Areas

Carry Allowed in these Areas:

State Parks: Unknown

State/National Forests: Unknown

State WMA: Unknown

donate, lend, transfer, own, possess, keep custody, carry, use, and operate weapons, firearms, ammunition,

and any other pertinent accessory allowed by this Act in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the

be brandished.

(i) Firearms may be carried only one at a time.

(ii) Transportation of more than one firearm at a time is permitted when the other firearms are

unloaded, securely encased not showing the contents, and out of plain sight.

Title 33, Subtitle 4,

Part II Chapter 290,

Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Criminal Liability

§ 4653. Allowed risk

§ 4654. Self-defense

§ 4655. State of necessity

§ 4656. Exercise of right or performance of duty

§ 4657. Obedience to superior orders

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Carry in Restaurants That Serve Alcohol

Unknown

Note: A “YES” above means you can carry into places like described below. “NO” means you can’t.

Handgunlaw.us definition of “Restaurant Carry” is carry in a restaurant that serves alcohol. Places

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State Safe Storage/Access by Minors Statute/s: Title 18 - Part I - Chpt.2 - Subchpt. III - § 15(f)

(a) May request the President of the United States of America any federal disaster assistance available under