Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii’s private property gun restrictions
The 6-3 ruling said Hawaii’s default ban on guns at businesses and other public-facing private property violates the Second Amendment.
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that Hawaii's law prohibiting concealed carry on private property without express permission violates the Second Amendment, effectively blocking enforcement of the statute.
- Hawaii enacted Act 52 in 2023, following the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision, to regulate firearms on private property open to the public.
- Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito said the measure "severely hampers" citizens' ability to carry weapons in everyday places like stores and restaurants.
- Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, warned the ruling prioritizes "protecting guns" over legal principles, threatening similar policies in New York, California, New Jersey, and Maryland.
- The ruling likely shifts the default rule nationwide to permit carry in businesses unless owners explicitly prohibit it, illustrating a central tension between property rights and firearm access shaping Second Amendment law.
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Alito rules 'spirit of aloha' does not override Second Amendment in gun case
Justice Samuel Alito took aim at arguments from Hawaii‘s reliance on the “spirit of aloha” as rationale for expansive and restrictive gun laws, in a ruling Thursday striking down a sweeping firearm law in the Aloha State. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3, on ideological lines, to strike down a sweeping Hawaii gun law that required gun owners to get permission to carry their firearms on any private property in the state. Alito penned the majority opin…
Gun owners may carry a weapon into stores, Supreme Court rules
WASHINGTON — Licensed gun owners have a right to carry a concealed firearm into stores and other private places unless the owner objects, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The 6-3 decision extends gun rights and strikes down laws in Hawaii,…
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Hawaii gun law struck down by U.S. Supreme Court
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines Thursday that a Hawaii law requiring concealed-carry permit holders to obtain permission before entering most private property open to the public is unconstitutional.
Hawaii Smackdown: Supreme Court Rules for 2A ⋆ Conservative Firing Line
The following article, Hawaii Smackdown: Supreme Court Rules for 2A, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. It was a Hawaii smackdown. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Hawaii law requiring concealed carriers to ask permission of property owners before bringing a firearm onto their public property violates the Constitution. As a Democrat-run state, Hawaii has been an extremely difficult place for gun owners (since forever). Their “…
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