US EditionWhat’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Battle Over Hawaii’s Gun Law
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely to strike down Hawaii restrictions on carrying guns into stores after a gun-rights group and three people from Maui challenged the law, backed by the Trump administration.
- Hawaii's law bars guns in private businesses unless owners explicitly permit them; critics call it the 'vampire rule,' while Hawaii says it protects property owners' rights to decide.
- A district judge originally blocked the rule, but an appeals court later allowed enforcement, and conservative justices questioned if permission rules could limit First Amendment freedom of speech.
- If struck, the statewide permission rule would still allow Hawaii business owners to bar guns, the ruling would leave in place other restrictions in parks, beaches and restaurants that serve alcohol, and the Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision by late June.
- In recent years, the justices struck down a federal bump stock ban while upholding ghost gun regulations and a domestic-violence-related law; they now hear a separate gun case this term about marijuana and other drugs.
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Supreme Court appears sympathetic to gun owners’ challenge to Hawaii law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to side with a group of Maui gun owners in their challenge to a Hawaii law restricting their ability to bring their guns onto private property that is open to the public. After approximately two hours of oral argument in Wolford v. Lopez, virtually all of the court’s six Republican appointees seemed to agree with the challengers that the law, which requires the gun owners to obtain express permission from th…
Justices Hear Case on Challenge to State Gun Regulations
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Wolford v. Lopez, a case examining whether Hawaii may prohibit the carry of handguns on private property that is open to the public, such as restaurants and stores, unless the property owner gives permission.
Supreme Court Reviews Hawaii's Property Gun Law
Supreme Court Reviews Hawaii's Property Gun Law The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the controversy surrounding Hawaii's new law that limits carrying handguns on private property that is accessible to the public without explicit owner consent. The law demands clear authorization, either written or verbal, to bring a firearm onto such properties.The challengers, backed by the Trump administration, argue it's a violation of the Second Amendment ri…
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