Hawaii one step closer to carrying a gun in public

THEIR WEAPON IN PUBLIC. THIS.... AFTER THE U- S SUPREME COURT TODAY SAID RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE RE- EVALUATED AND ASKED THE LOWER COURTS TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THEM. MANOLO MORALES HAS DETAILS. THE DECISION FOLLOWS LAST WEEK'S U-S SUPREME COURT RULING SAYING GUN OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO SHOW A SPECIAL CAUSE TO CARRY A GUN IN PUBLIC. LEGAL EXPERTS SAY IT IS A VICTORY FOR GUN OWNERS AND BIG ISLAND RESIDENT GEORGE YOUNG, WHO FILED A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING HAWAII'S LAW. YOUNG'S ATTORNEY SENT A STATEMENT SAYING, "I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT AFTER TEN YEARS OF LITIGATION THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HAS VINDICATED MR. YOUNG'S SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS." OTHER GUN OWNERS SAY THIS WILL MAKE THEM SAFER. LEE SHANNON, GUN OWNER: "IN MY OPINION IT THAT YOU WILL SEE A REDUCTION IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN PUBLIC BECAUSE MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT ASSAULTING SOMEBODY IF THAT PERSON MIGHT BE ARMED." THOSE WHO WANT STRICTER GUN LAWS SAY STATE LAWMAKERS MIGHT HAVE TO STEP IN AND PASS NEW LAWS TO KEEP GUN OWNERS IN CHECK. DOUG CHIN, FORMER STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL: "I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE LEGISLATORS TO COME UP WITH GOOD SOLID GUN SAFETY LAWS THAT ARE GOING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC." A KEY LAWMAKER SAYS THEY COULD REQUIRE GUN OWNERS TO RE- REGISTER THEIR WEAPONS AND GET BACKGROUND CHECKS EVERY FEW YEARS. SEN. KARL RHOADS, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: "I THINK YOU HAVING TO RE-REGISTER EVERY FEW YEARS WILL TAKE CARE OF A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE ELIGIBLE BEFORE BUT AREN'T NOW BECAUSE THEY MAYBE THEY MAYBE THEY MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS." RHOADS ADDS THAT THEY COULD ALSO REGULATE AMMUNITION SO ONLY LEGITIMATE GUN OWNERS CAN BUY BULLETS. MANOLO MORALES KHON2 NEWS WORKING FOR HAWAII. BRIGETTE AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY, AFTER HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND AT THE SITE OF A BRUSH FIRE IN

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Length: 1min 54sec (114 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 30 2022