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Governor Signs Two Bills Tightening Hawaii’s Gun Laws Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Governor Signs Two Bills Tightening Hawaii’s Gun Laws

The measures ban bump stocks and decrease the amount of time people disqualified from gun possession have to turn in their weapons.

Bump Stock Ban Passes Hawaii Legislature In Wake Of Las Vegas Massacre Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bump Stock Ban Passes Hawaii Legislature In Wake Of Las Vegas Massacre

The state is poised to prohibit the manufacture, sale and ownership of devices used to increase firearms’ rate of fire.

Big Island: Gun-Surrender Laws Don’t Reassure This Doctor After Death Threats Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat

Big Island: Gun-Surrender Laws Don’t Reassure This Doctor After Death Threats

An abortion protester was ordered to surrender his firearms after a temporary restraining order was issued.

The NRA Is Giving Hawaii Schools A Lot Of Money Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The NRA Is Giving Hawaii Schools A Lot Of Money

Most of the National Rifle Association dollars flowing to schools throughout the country pay for competitive shooting programs.

Tulsi Gabbard’s Record On Gun Control Is A Moving Target Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Tulsi Gabbard’s Record On Gun Control Is A Moving Target

The Hawaii congresswoman talks tough on gun control but she’s often lagging behind Democratic colleagues in pushing firearms legislation.

Chad Blair: Guns Suddenly Become An Issue In Governor’s Race PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Chad Blair: Guns Suddenly Become An Issue In Governor’s Race

Updated 3/7/2018: Challenger Clayton Hee demonstrates that he has not lost his ability to shake things up, politically and policy-wise. And Hawaii has lots of guns.

‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Considered By Hawaii, Other States Cory Lum/Civil Beat

‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Considered By Hawaii, Other States

Only a few states currently let courts take guns from people deemed a threat at the request of family members or police.

Honolulu Police Tell Medical Marijuana Patients To Give Up Their Guns Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Police Tell Medical Marijuana Patients To Give Up Their Guns

Some say the department’s policy of sending letters to patients is an escalation of efforts to deny gun permits.

Congress Must ‘Get Off Its Ass’ And Move To Stop Gun Violence AP

Congress Must ‘Get Off Its Ass’ And Move To Stop Gun Violence

The White House says the day following the Las Vegas massacre is not the right time to talk about gun control but now is precisely the time.

NY Congressman Wants To Take Away Hawaii’s Gun-Control Rights Cory Lum/Civil Beat

NY Congressman Wants To Take Away Hawaii’s Gun-Control Rights

Rep. Chris Collins’ bill would ban聽state or local governments from regulating rifles or shotguns more strictly than federal laws do.