Tag: Hawaii

Meanwhile, Over at the Party of ‘Commonsense Gun Safety Laws’…

Dem congressional candidate charged with terrorist threats after pulling gun on government officials [More]

In the Spirit of Aloha, no doubt.

And as long as we’re there:

Star-Adv: “Stop this investigation before you catch more crooks!”

We don’t want to run out of Democrat officials, do we?

It’s the Kapu Tradition.

In the Spirit of Aloha

We’re the Only Ones Unconventional Enough

Hawaii Convention Center Bans Off-Duty Police Officers from Carrying Firearms [More]

That’ll probably violate their own department policies, but welcome to the party, pals.

Registration List Volunteers Update

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES ANNUAL “LICENSE TO CARRY” FIREARMS STATISTICS [More]

What he hell does “found to be lacking the essential character or temperament necessary to be entrusted with a firearm” mean?

In the Spirit of Aloha

Why are residents being charged multiple fees not authorized by law? Why are residents being charged at all when the County is already paying for the system? Why is confidential firearm data being handled by a private company? And who is ensuring compliance with Hawaiʻi statutes? [More]

And why is such a “public/private partnership” not referred to by it’s true name?

In the Spirit of Aloha

Hawaii Dem reveals why she stayed seated during Trump’s viral SOTU moment about prioritizing Americans – Hawaii Democrat Jill Tokuda told a voter that the ‘decision was easy for me’ [More]

So is trying to disarm you.

The question is, “Why”?

Interesting nexus that “Progressive Caucus” she represents has…

In the Spirit of Aloha

A new major federal court case has just been commenced in the US District Court of Hawaii challenging the state’s ban on non-residents being able to carry handguns in the state for self defense purposes… Alan Beck has set forth an impressive set of 35 pages of historical material that arguably can give rise to… a constitutional right to conceal carry nationwide. [Watch]

In a just world, text, history, and tradition trump Kapu tradition.

[Via Jess]

Related UPDATE

AmmoLand has more, including a link to the complaint.

Honolulu Police Department Responds to Request for Approved Firearm Instructors

This created a dilemma for Hawaii’s gun owners, the post explained, because it “left residents seeking lawful training with no independent way to confirm who was approved.” [More]

Catch-22…

In the Kapu Tradition

Requires businesses or restaurants open to the public to post a color-coded placard indicating whether the business or restaurant allows firearms or large knives to be brought onto the premises. By January 1, 2027, requires the Department of Law Enforcement to provide businesses and restaurants with free and easily downloadable placards. Effective 1/1/2027. [More]

From this un-American who presents himself as the opposite… Hey, if he can exploit copyrighted characters for political campaigning, does that constitute a reportable in-kind contribution?

Four Boxes Diner explains.

[Via Jess]

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

Babylon Bee Defeats Hawaii Law That Forbids Political Satire [More]

I guess if you can ignore the Second Amendment with no personal cost, why would you be worried about subverting the First?

To paraphrase Rhett Butler, Hawaii Democrats deserve to be ridiculed, and often, and by someone who knows how.

[Via Edmund M]

Merits Brief Informs SCOTUS on Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’

Upholding Hawaii’s disarmament edict “fails every aspect of the analytical framework established by Bruen,” Beck and Petitioner Co-Counsel Mark W. Pennack argue. [More]

It’s difficult to conceive how the same court that gave us Bruen could agree that the Founders would have been cool with ubiquitous infringements.

In the Spirit of Aloha

Hawaii Sensitive Places Defense Fund… The fact the State of Hawaii hired these big shots is proof they are scared we can win. Please donate what you can. [More]

I trust readers here need no introduction to Alan Beck…?

Here’s just one way costs accumulate.

And this is what the state can afford to bolster rights denial because it has comparatively unlimited tax plunder to draw from.

[Via Tacticool Memes]

None Dare Call It Fraud Upon the Court

Amici the States of Michigan California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia (“Amici States”) submit this brief in support of the State of Hawai‘i…. The Second Amendment permits the States to enact a variety of regulations to combat the misuse of firearms and enables “solutions to social problems that suit local needs and values.”[More]

See, shall not be infringed” means the ratifiers would have been cool with “firearm purchase permit and firearm registration.” Just look at the text, history, and tradi… uh, on second thought, just listen to us Democrat apparatchiks.

[Via Antigone]

The Vampire Hunter

Not having to be invited in IS a big deal.

[Via WiscoDave]

In the Kapu Tradition

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a motion for summary judgment in a federal lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s ban on the acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition for adults 18-20 years old. [More]

Great.

But the state has a virtually unlimited war chest, and 2A advocacy groups have to scramble up money from already overburdened activists.

Where are Harmeet Dhillon and Pam Bondi on this deprivation of rights under color of authority?