“American Samoan noncitizen U.S. Nationals, such as Plaintiff, are part of the ‘people,’” the memorandum reminds the court.
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“American Samoan noncitizen U.S. Nationals, such as Plaintiff, are part of the ‘people,’” the memorandum reminds the court.
After being put on hold pending action on an unrelated case by the Supreme Court, the case of Young v. Hawaii is once more moving forward.
This legislation would mandate that an ammunition buyer proves to an ammunition seller that they own a registered firearm in the caliber they are seeking to purchase each and every time they buy ammo.
On July 9th, Governor David Ige signed the final remaining anti-gun bill awaiting his consideration, Senate Bill 600.
“Because of inaction, this Court has allowed the lower courts all the latitude they need to render the Second Amendment a paper tiger,” the brief charges…
…not one single firearms owner has been entered into the service. However…the state has been requiring firearm owners to sign a waiver (of their constitutional rights) and collecting the fees…
“Knives and butterfly knives as a form of knife are bearable arms… Butterfly knives as a form of knife are arms protected by the Second Amendment.”
Last week, the Hawaii state Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs passed three anti-gun bills out of committee that could come up for a vote on the Senate floor.
“Mr. Young has now been in the appeals process for approximately six years, two months and nine days.”
With this sort of legislation, Hawaiians could be saying aloha to tax dollars as well as what’s left of their firearms freedoms.
To ensure that applicants for a license to openly carry a handgun are so ‘engaged,’ HPD requires each applicant to submit a notarized affidavit from the applicant’s employer.
Basically, none of these people — or those whose interests they serve — want your right to keep and bear arms to be recognized by the courts…
That we as individuals must take on a government with limitless resources to fight for our entitlements is an intolerable situation.
On Tuesday, February 13 2018, the House Committee on Judiciary has scheduled to hear House Bill 1908, legislation prohibiting certain trigger modifications.
Hawaii Senator Karl Rhoads (D-13) introduced legislation that would ban modifications commonly made to firearms by law-abiding citizens.
With civil authority tied up with the most demanding emergencies, there’s not that much to dissuade those who would take from others by force.
The Honolulu Star Advertiser wrote that the Honolulu Police Department had been sending letters to both registered gun owners and medical marijuana users.
Honolulu Police Department has started sending out letters informing medical marijuana patients they have 30 days to turn in their firearms and ammunition or be in violation of the law…
The truth is, in defiance of federal and state Constitutions, Hawaii officials demand the enforcers be the “Only Ones” authorized to bear arms.
Expect this latest Intolerable Act to soon be a done deal.
SB 898 is a misguided gun control bill, not based on a criminal conviction or mental adjudication, but based on a quasi-criminal proceeding.
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Governor Ige recently signed Senate Bill 2647 into law. SB 2647 bans the sale, purchase, barter, and possession with intent to sell of any ivory (defined to include mammoth ivory), ivory…..
We also have examples of the government using registration lists against gun owners.
The Senate Public Safety Committee, Chairman Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, will hold a public hearing on HB2632 March 17, 2016.
The Senate Public Safety Committee, Chairman Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, will hear 3 gun bills Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
On Wednesday, March 9, three anti-gun bills passed their floor votes in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
HPD wants to seize all firearms immediately from any person disqualified from possession due to treatment or counseling for addiction to, abuse of, or dependence upon any dangerous, harmful…..
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Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are all U.S. controlled Island polities with strict gun control. Their murder rates are instructive.