Second Amendment

Willes K. Lee of Honolulu was sworn in today as the newest member of the National Rifle Association's board of directors....

The information provided will be used directly in the planning of upcoming hunting seasons....

Senate Bill 898, sponsored by state Senator Ronald Kouchi (D-8), would permanently strip an individual of their Second Amendment rights, not based on a criminal conviction or mental adjudication, but based on a quasi-criminal proceeding....

This bill sets to ignore the normal rules of criminal procedure in order to promote the anti-gun agenda of the political elites....

During the hearing, no oral testimony was permitted; however, many provided written testimony in opposition, pointing out the many flaws and constitutional concerns....

...why firearm suppressors are so heavily regulated....

SB 898 is a misguided gun control bill that would permanently strip an individual of their Second Amendment rights, not based on a criminal conviction or mental adjudication, but based on a quasi-criminal proceeding....

...House Bill 1589 would allow the use of sound suppressors while hunting in the state of Hawaii....

Wednesday, January 25, marked the cutoff date for bill introduction in the Hawaii legislature....

Documents submitted by county police to the state's Department of the Attorney General show that every application by a private citizen for a concealed-carry permit was denied in 2016....

Both bills could deprive individuals of their Second Amendment rights simply based on allegations, without a conviction....

...Willes K. Lee was sworn in today as the newest member of the National Rifle Association's board of directors....

The Rap Back services began retaining fingerprints for all new firearms on December 4, 2016....

Household Gun Ownership 12.5 percent....

...the cost for an agency to run the licensing program would likely eat up much of the revenue it was supposed to generate....

States are seen as the laboratories for democracy....

...the Hunting, Farming, and Fishing Association....

House Bill 1041, establishing a statewide Game Management Advisory Commission was signed into law as Act 210, on July 5, 2016....

...documents may point to efforts by the administration to advocate for the controversial new linking of Hawaii’s gun database with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Rap Back” program....

...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....