Second Amendment

...the bill took effect immediately upon Ige's approval....

"The lawful acquisition, possession, carrying, or use of a firearm does not justify subjecting citizens to ongoing monitoring," the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action....

Rifle Association: “High Likelihood of Legal Action”....

...aerial shooting from helicopters of feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids....

We have been reporting on the saga of the Peruta case for a number of years....

Hawaii Senate Bill 2954 was passed by the state legislature and now awaits the signature of Gov. David Ige ....

The primary intended use of “Rap Back” appears to be for persons on probation, those who are the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation--and now for Hawaii gun owners ....

...But only if Gov Ige signs SB2954, now sitting on his desk, into law....

...on Tuesday, May 3, the Hawaii State Legislature passed Senate Bill 2647, which will now join House Bill 625 and Senate Bill 2954 on Governor Ige’s desk....

This week, two anti-gun bills, House Bill 625 and Senate Bill 2954 were enrolled to the Governor for his consideration.  Additionally, final action may soon be taken on two other anti-gun bills, House Bill 2632 and Senate Bill 2647....

...the conference committee on Senate Bill 2954 recommended that the Senate concur with the House amendments that were made to SB 2954.  This bill will now go back to the Senate for final concurrence.  Additionally, House Bill 2632 has been scheduled for a conference committee hearing....

...input law-abiding Hawaii gun owners into a federal biometric database, managed by the FBI, for continuous monitoring....

...threatening to make the state’s already-restrictive gun laws even more onerous for law-abiding gun owners....

Yesterday,  House Bill 625, House Bill 2632, House Bill 2629 and Senate Bill 2647 all passed their final floor votes in the Senate and House, respectively....

...four anti-gun bills, House Bill 625, House Bill 2632, House Bill 2629 and Senate Bill 2647 were given notice to be placed on the Senate and House floor calendars for next Tuesday, April 12....

Senate Bill 2954 could be scheduled for third and final read at any time....

In 2013, married couple David and Li-Rong Radich sought firearm licenses for self-defense after Li-Rong was attacked in their home....

At today's meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor, three of the four bad gun bills were passed and the fourth was deferred....

...Senate Bill 2026 would establish the Hawaii apprentice hunting license program....

Yesterday, the Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee heard ....

On Tuesday, March 22, House Bill 1813, the Terrorist Watchlist Bill, is scheduled for a hearing....

...Decision on all three BAD gun bills heard by the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs was deferred until next Tuesday, March 22....

...Deadline to submit testimony, 1:45pm Wednesday March 16....

House Bill 1813, sponsored by state Representative Karl Rhoads,would prohibit an individual whose name appears on the deeply flawed and inaccurate “Terrorist Watchlist,” from owning or possessing firearms and ammunition.....

...the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee, will give decision on  SB2956  Tuesday March 1....

Three anti-gun bills are scheduled to be heard in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, February 25, and Friday, February 26....

...scheduled for a hearing in the House Finance Committee on Thursday, Feb 25, 2016....

On Monday, February 22, Senate Bill 2647, is scheduled for a Senate floor vote....

2nd Amendment supporters are severely threatened this year....

February 10, two anti-gun bills are scheduled to be heard in the Hawaii State Legislature....

February 10 and 11, and May, 4 and 5, 2016....

House Minority Caucus urges NRA’s Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre to scrap nomination of Wiles Lee to their Board of Directors....

Full Transcript of Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) Floor Speech January 5, 2016....

Two of our most supportive Legislators are holding fundraisers....

Alaska, Louisiana Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation; Hawaii, Rhode Island Have Lowest....

Pig hunting in this case involved dogs and a knife, not guns....

...Hawaii only granted permits to U.S. citizens until a federal judge in Honolulu last year ruled that's unconstitutional.  The department is trying to get around that ruling....

"As local workers prepare to begin work at the TMT site, we want to remind people of other simultaneous activities that may be occurring on the mountain.”

...mass shootings in this country are more a reflection of problems identifying and treating people with mental health problems....

Completed applications must be received by December 22, 2015....

...the City of Honolulu and the police department were intent on destroying over 2,300 used firearms worth an estimated $575,000, rather than raise revenue by selling them....

The Caldwell administration is deeply dysfunctional....

...straight out of a Michael Bloomberg gun-ban training manual....

Law-abiding gun owners should be allowed to purchase these surplus handguns and bring nearly $500,000 of revenue to the city....

Hawai‘i State Wildlife Action Plan lays out the strategy and plans of DLNR and its partners to address the conservation needs of Hawai‘i’s native wildlife over the next 10 years....