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Gun laws in Guam regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As Guam is a territory of the United States, many U.S. federal laws apply, as well as Constitutional rulings and protections.
The Legislature of Guam passed the Guam Marriage Equality Act of 2015 on August 11, 2015, making Guam's marriage laws gender-neutral. [12] In 2009, a measure was introduced into the Legislature of Guam that would have given same-sex couples some of the same legal rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex married couples. [13] It was not voted ...
The Guam Organic Act of 1950, (48 U.S.C. § 1421 et seq., Pub. L. 81–630, H.R. 7273, 64 Stat. 384, enacted August 1, 1950) is a United States federal law that redesignated the island of Guam as an unincorporated territory of the United States, established executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and transferred federal jurisdiction from the United States Navy to the United States ...
On August 1, 1950, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Guam Organic Act of 1950 which gave Guamanians certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The people of Guam were afforded the opportunity to set and administer policy and laws for the island of Guam. Included in this was the Judicial Branch of the Government of Guam.
The Legislature of Guam (Chamorro: Lehislaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term.
The law amended the definition of marriage in Guam law to the following: [9] Marriage means the legal union between two persons without regard to gender. The legality of the union may be established by civil or religious regulations, as recognized by the laws of Guam [10 Guam Code Annotated § 3207 (h)]
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