Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

El Salvador Congress votes to legalize unregistered guns

Summary by Macau Business
El Salvador’s Congress on Wednesday approved the legalization of unregistered firearms held by citizens of the Central American nation, whose president has cracked down hard on criminal gangs. People with unregistered guns will have 90 days to inform the defense ministry how they acquired them. The law was passed by 57 votes out of 60 in the single-chamber Congress, which is controlled by President Nayib Bukele’s party Nuevas Ideas. Ruling party…

5 Articles

San Salvador. The Congress of El Salvador approved a law this Wednesday to legalize firearms that were not registered. Salvadorans with unregistered weapons will have a period of 90 days to submit to the Ministry of Defense a notarial certificate explaining how they obtained them and, thus, to regularize their possession. The measure seeks to “facilitate the registration of firearms, giving the interested party registration for the possession, d…

The Congress of El Salvador approved this Wednesday to legalize firearms held by citizens who were not registered. Any Salvadoran who possesses an unregistered firearm has 90 days to submit to the Ministry of Defense a notarial document explaining the way in which he acquired it so that his possession becomes legal. The measure is “intended to facilitate the registration of firearms, extending to the interested party the registration for possess…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources lean Right
100% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Prensa Libre broke the news on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal