Hawaii Legislature Follows the Leader
BY Herschel Smith
1 year, 10 months ago
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a New York case seemed to pry open Hawaii’s de facto ban on concealed carry. It’s also spurring new legislative proposals.
The Honolulu Police Department is asking lawmakers to create a new misdemeanor offense for negligent concealment of a firearm.
“Having an improperly concealed firearm can cause alarm to people in the area and will result in 911 calls, burdening first responder resources,” the department wrote in the preamble to House Bill 119.
Hawaii County passed an ordinance limiting where a firearm can be carried. Honolulu is considering a similar measure. But the Legislature could enact a “sensitive places” bill that would cover the whole state.
“We never really had to worry about sensitive places because there were so few permits given to carry outside the home if you weren’t hunting,” Senate Judiciary Chair Karl Rhoads said.
Six hundred concealed gun permits were pending in Honolulu as of November. Just a few dozen concealed permits were issued on other islands, KHON2 reported.
Senate Bill 121, introduced by Sen. Glenn Wakai, would create statewide limitations on where people can carry concealed weapons. Under the bill, guns would be banned in the following areas:
• Government controlled buildings, excluding firing ranges, dwelling units and areas in buildings being used for gun shows.
• Hospitals, medical facilities, medical offices and medical clinics.
• Churches or religious assemblies.
• Public parks or recreational grounds.
• Child care facilities.
• Schools.
• Shelters, including those for homeless or juveniles.
• Universities.
• Public transportation and transit terminals.
• And “any gathering of individuals to collectively express their constitutional rights to protest or assemble.”
The Honolulu PD is just mad and they’re pissing in the fruit loops with an antiquated and outdated law.
The legislature is just being who they are, i.e., communists. It’ll be nice to see all of this struck down when the supreme court gets the final ruling from the 2nd circuit and beats them up over it.
If indeed that happens.
We need Bruen Part II to remind the lower courts that they really meant what they said.
On January 25, 2023 at 3:08 am, scott s. said:
Guys like Karl Rhoads will keep these bills coming until fed courts finally say enough.
On January 25, 2023 at 7:23 am, Matt said:
“ We need Bruen Part II to remind the lower courts that they really meant what they said.”
This is true, but unfortunately the “court” tends to take the “we’ve already made our ruling” and then promptly ignore the middle finger waving in their face. How many years was it between Heller and Bruen? The second is absolutely a disfavored right in the eyes of the tyrants.
On January 25, 2023 at 8:40 am, PGF said:
The left doesn’t care what the court says. The right should act accordingly.
On January 25, 2023 at 11:08 pm, Longbow said:
Why is a Police Dept. lobbying the legislature for more “laws” to enforce?
Ok, class, repeat after me… Standing armies are dangerous to Liberty.