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Supreme Court Ruling: Hawaii’s law prohibiting licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public without the property owner’s express authorization violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. The Supreme Court handed down a major Second Amendment ruling today. In a 6-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez, the justices struck down Hawaii's so-called "vampire rule,". The law required licensed concealed carry permit holders to get

SB2054 prohibits what the Constitution already bars, but it does so proactively through state law to prevent the very risks the Guard fears. It turns a constitutional principle into a lawful and enforceable shield tailored to Hawaii's context.

Senate Bill 433 is the Aloha State's latest swing at restricting your right to carry anything sharper than a butter knife or heavier than a pineapple. This gem prohibits open and concealed carry of dirks, daggers, blackjacks, metal knuckles, bladed weapons, batons, cudgels, truncheons, police batons, collapsible batons, billy clubs, or nightsticks. Nothing says "public safety" like turning a pocket knife into a felony enhancer.