Appeals Court Backs Hawaii’s Gun Permit Window, Inspection Mandate
The en banc court said Hawaii’s objective licensing system is presumptively constitutional because the plaintiffs showed no abusive use or denial of gun rights.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court injunction, upholding Hawaii's firearm licensing rules requiring permits to be used within 30 days and mandating police station inspections for certain newly acquired handguns.
- Honolulu County residents Todd Yukutake and David Kikukawa sued the state in 2019, challenging Hawaii's firearm registration requirements; a federal district court ruled in their favor in 2021 before the Supreme Court's Bruen decision established new Second Amendment standards.
- Writing for the 6-5 majority, Circuit Judge John Owens stated that objective 'shall-issue' licensing standards comply with the Second Amendment under a Bruen footnote. The court found these regulations impose only modest, procedural burdens on gun buyers.
- Attorney General Anne Lopez stated the decision recognizes Hawaii can protect public safety through reasonable firearm regulations while respecting Second Amendment rights, yet gun rights activists vowed to challenge the ruling, citing the narrow 6-5 split.
- Plaintiffs plan to file a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Ninth Circuit's ruling, while dissenting Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson argued the decision reflects 'blatant defiance' of the Supreme Court's clear commands.
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Appeals court backs Hawaii’s gun permit window, inspection mandate
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld Hawaii’s requirements that gun owners have 30 days to use a permit to acquire a handgun and some new guns have to be brought into police stations for inspection.
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