National and Local Traditions for the Second Amendment The Second Amendment does not have a geography clause. Reason · Jan 21
SCOTUS Seems Inclined To Reject Hawaii's Default Rule Against Guns on Private Property Open to the Public The state requires carry permit holders to obtain advance permission before bringing firearms into businesses. Reason · Jan 20
Hawaii’s gun laws are the strictest in America. A landmark case could change that Three Maui residents sued in 2023 to challenge new laws prohibiting the carrying of guns at places such as beaches, banks, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol The Independent UK · Jan 19
Lawsuit Challenging Hawaii's Ban on Gun Ownership by Micronesians Who Aren't U.S. Citizens but Who Are Allowed to Live in the U.S. Long-Term From the motion for preliminary injunction in Peter v. Lopez (D. Haw.), filed Wednesday: Plaintiff is a long-term resident of… The post Lawsuit Challenging Hawaii's Ban on Gun Ownership by Micronesians Who Aren't U.S. Citizens but Who Are Allowed to Live in the U.S. Long-Term appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Nov 29, 2024
Hawaii's high court cites 'The Wire' in its ruling on gun rights It says a man can be prosecuted for carrying a gun in public without a permit citing "The Wire" and invokes the "spirit of Aloha" in rebuke of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights. WEKU · Feb 10, 2024
The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches Sun's out, guns out The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Federal appeals court sends California gun litigants back to trial court, history books LOS ANGELES — In May, a federal appeals court ruled that California's ban on semiautomatic rifle sales to adults younger than 21 was unconstitutional. On Wednesday, that same court, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, reversed itself, sending the case back to a lower court to be retried. Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022
Guns in paradise: Ruling could undo strict Hawaii carry law A U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a New York gun law could mean big changes thousands of miles away in Hawaii, which has strict restrictions on carrying firearms The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022
States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022
R.I. Stun Gun Ban Struck Down The case is O'Neil v. Neronha, decided today by Judge William E. Smith (D.R.I.); Judge Smith expresses his disapproval of D.C. v. Heller (pp. 9-10 n.7), but applies it to hold that the stun gun ban is unconstitutional. Congratulations to lawyers Alan Beck, Stephen Stamboulieh, and Frank Saccoccio on the… Reason · Mar 15, 2022