New Filing in Yukutake v. Lopez Accuses Hawaii of Rewriting Gun Laws to Dodge Defeat

New Filing in Yukutake v. Lopez Accuses Hawaii of Rewriting Gun Laws to Dodge Defeat

A letter filed in a case challenging Hawaii’s restrictive gun laws attacks the state’s credibility after its attorney attempted to downplay the attorney general’s role in rewriting gun laws now under constitutional challenge. The lawsuit, Yukutake v. Lopez, challenges two provisions of Hawaii’s firearm code. The first imposed a narrow window for handgun purchase permits, effectively forcing applicants to complete the process within a short and o…