Gun Control

Duke Law School Second Amendment scholar Hayley Lawrence spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the Supreme Court case Wolford v. Lopez, and the implications for Hawaiʻi.

The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down Hawaiʻi's restrictions on carrying guns in stores in the justices’ latest firearm case since their landmark decision expanding Second Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court says it'll take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaiʻi.

A bill that would have banned assault rifles in Hawaiʻi stalled on one of the last days of this legislative session. The bill sought to ban the sale and possession of semi-automatic assault rifles beginning in 2026.

A measure that would ban the purchase of assault rifles is heading to a final vote in the state Legislature. If it passes, Hawaiʻi would become the 11th state to adopt this type of ban.

After the event, all collected guns will be destroyed, except stolen firearms. Redulla stated that law enforcement officers will do their best to return the guns to their initial owners.

The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to Hawaiʻi’s gun-licensing law, though three justices expressed a willingness to hear arguments over the issue later. The majority did not explain their reasoning in a brief order on Monday declining to take the case.

A U.S. appeals court ruling says Hawaiʻi can enforce a law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, but not at other so-called sensitive places, including banks.

Second Amendment activists in Hawaiʻi are celebrating a recent legal change that allows them to carry not just guns but other weapons — from battle-axes to butterfly knives — openly in public.

The Conversation discusses guns and ammunition in the film industry in light of dropped charges in the trial against actor Alec Baldwin. How do we handle gun safety on our local sets? And was Baldwin culpable in the 2021 shooting death on the "Rust" film set?