Gun laws in the Northern Mariana Islands

As the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth of the United States, many federal laws apply, as well as Constitutional rulings and protections.

[5][6] In the year 2000, House Floor Leader Oscar M. Babauta sponsored a bill that would amend the Weapons Control Act to allow the use of firearms on shooting resorts.

[8] The judge, Ramona V. Manglona, decided the case in favor of the Radiches on March 28, 2016, and decreed that the NMI ban on handguns and ammunition was unconstitutional.

[12] In response to the Radich decision, in early April, CNMI Governor Ralph Torres approved gun-control legislation which imposed a $1,000 excise tax on handguns and established certain gun-free zones on the islands.

[3][4] Open carry of a loaded handgun without a permit in public is allowed as long as areas such as gun free zones are not violated.

Additionally, the law said that if the Radich decision were to be overturned or otherwise rendered unbinding, the handgun ban is to be reinstated automatically.