Hawaii: Anti-Gun Legislation Passes Committee

Hawaii: Anti-Gun Legislation Passes Committee
Hawaii: Anti-Gun Legislation Passes Committee
NRA - Institute for Legislative Action
NRA – Institute for Legislative Action

Hawaii-(Ammoland.com)- Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee met for a decision making hearing on Senate Bill 898. During the hearing, no oral testimony was permitted; however, many provided written testimony in opposition, pointing out the many flaws and constitutional concerns.

Despite this strong opposition, the committee passed the bill with technical amendments. This was the final committee hurdle before heading to the floor. While the bill has not been scheduled for a vote yet, it is imperative that you contact your state Senator and urge them to oppose this misguided gun-control bill. Please click here to  take action and contact your state Senator!

SB 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. The bill allows for firearms to be seized based on an ex-parte warrant application based on the low evidentiary standard of probable cause. An individual is entitled to a hearing, however that hearing may not take place for up to 30 days. At the hearing, the seized firearms can be retained and a permanent firearm prohibition can be put in place, not because of a disqualifying offense but merely the risk of one.

No one wants dangerous individuals to have access to firearms; however, this is not about dangerous people. This bill sets to ignore the normal rules of criminal procedure in order to promote the anti-gun agenda of the political elites and others.

Additionally, Senate Bill 1036, passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with amendments. The bill, sponsored by state Senator Clarence Nishihara (D-13), would allow firearm owners who have failed to register their firearms within the required five day time period to do so without fear of penalty.

Once again, please click here to take action and contact your state Senator and urge them to oppose SB 898 when it comes up for a floor vote in the Senate.

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Jim Macklin

Maybe those legislators should have their rights abridged?

Colonialgirl

If these morons had been alive on De 07, 1941, they would have buttkissed the invaders and welcomed them with open arms; What a bunch of moronic Anti-American low life slime. I guess liberals from Lala and and the east coast has completely infescted the Hawaiian Islands as they DO every nice place in the USA.

B.Zerker

The majority Republican U.S. Congress and President Trump should enact a law that make it a treasonous offense for legislators of both the federal and states’ governments to enact unconstitutional statutes that strip Americans of constitutionally “secured” rights. This “republic” was established “by” the people “FOR” the people which makes governments the creations “of” the people. We The People also have a contract in writing, the U.S. Constitution, which is the Supreme Law that dictates exactly what and what not those we hire (elect) to represent our best interests can and can not do. Being that we ARE the government… Read more »

Mike

Hear! hear!

B.Zerker

Actually oldvet, I’m in agreement with the Founders that federal judges should have should have a lifetime appointment to the court. The Founders did this so that they wouldn’t be replaceable at a new POTUS’ whim. The problem we face is the partisan faction, the liberals in particular, that require candidates to jump through their hoops to be confirmed to the courts. These liberals believe that the Constitution is a “living” document (changeable by them and their wants) and seek only to confirm judges that espouse that view. To the contrary, the Constitution is NOT a “living” document. It says… Read more »

Wild Bill

@B.Zerker, Well, you have it right of course, but we are not going to get the corrupt House and Senate members to impeach because they are all corrupt beyond what the founders ever conceived of. Now what will you do to protect the We the People.
I propose that we institute new controls on the politicians, judges, and bureaucrats. Failing that, perhaps a National Day of Cleansing is in order.

B.Zerker

Wild Bill, You are of course correct in your assessment of the congresses (et.al.) throughout this republic. I think maybe a place to start would be to circulate petitions calling for the impeachment of unconstitutional judges/justices. Then when these petitions go unheeded and don’t get the results that We The People seek, impeach, or recall the Reps and Senators that will not perform the peoples’ will. (It worked in CO to a small extent.) Then if they don’t get the idea following the peaceful approach, your idea for a “National Day of Cleansing” would be constitutionally justified. (If you’ve read… Read more »

B.Zerker

Wild Bill, I wrote a reply, but for some reason it didn’t post, so I’ll see if I can recreate it: While I agree with you that most congress’ would most likely ignore the people’s call for the impeachment of unconstitutional jurists, we must not give up. Petitions could be circulated for their impeachment and then if the impeachment proceedings didn’t follow, impeachment or recall campaigns could be run against those Reps and Senators that would not heed the people’s wishes. (This worked in CO in two instances recently and you can bet that it got every politician’s attention nationwide.)… Read more »

Wild Bill

@B.Zerker, Better check your Federalist citations. The seem to talk about the power of the federal government to crush rebellion. And even though you are quite correct about all of the rest of it. I think that all of our politicians, judges, and bureaucrats are corrupt in more ways and to a greater extent than the founders were able to conceive. The founder did not create controls on the politicians, judiciary, and bureaucrats that are equal to the job, in these modern times. It is time for new, more complete, easy, and inexpensive ways to control those that are supposed… Read more »

B.Zerker

Wild Bill, First off, the Founders’ goal was to create a self-governing system (each person free to govern his/her own affairs free of government intrusion) in with each persons rights were protected by a supreme law (the U.S. Constitution). They knew before Lord Acton was quoted saying it that: ‘Power corrupts and that absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ and that by creating a central govt. body, that sooner or later that that body’s power would increase to the point that it became tyrannical. This realization was eluded to by Pubius throughout the Federalist essays and thanks to the anti-federalist influence at… Read more »

Jim Macklin

As you know, the Kansas Supreme Court was appointed by RINO Gov Graves Queen Sebelius. There was a faction that had a campaign against four judges because they did not support an immediate execution of the Carr brothers.
I voted against all five because the court keeps insisting that $4 billion isn’t enough to educate K-12
Wichita is going to pay the new super $240,000 a year plus bonuses. Seems there is plenty of money for bureaucrats.

It isn’t gun rights that these liberals meddle with, they want to brainwash our children, too.

Barry Hirsh

It won’t survive a trip to the SCOTUS.

It doesn’t meet due process standards, and it crosses the line by removing a right without a crime having been committed or incontrovertible evidence of dangerous psychosis.

Wild Bill

@Doszap H, But they will get their way until the SCOTUS rules otherwise.

Erwin

Look for news of a rising crime rate in Hawaii if this becomes law.

Mike

Well the one ‘good’ thing is by doing this they’ve made themselves a soft target. If you were a terrorist where would YOU go? Hawaii, where they know no one will be armed? Or Texas where everybody and ESPECIALLY their grandmother is armed?

You STILL can’t fix stupid!

AJ

Well, the terrorists DID try Texas during that “draw Mohammad” contest.If memory serves, they got immediate lead inoculations for their efforts. So good on ya Texas!

Rock

Making each U.S. citizen on the islands another “Pearl Harbor” type of waiting target…. They will not be prepared or armed for an attack. You would think they would have learned from the past. EVIL lurks everywhere, everyone is NOT your friend. A beautiful morning/day/evening can turn into terror in seconds.

Janek

You gotta remember Hawaii is just a suburb of Tokyo. LOL