‘One set of rules’: Counties look to state for uniformity on concealed carry guns

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After final 12 months’s U.S. Supreme Courtroom ruling increasing gun rights, the state is now underneath stress to discover a new stability.

Each county has been working by itself method of coping with hid weapon permits and figuring out delicate locations. Now, there’s a push for statewide laws to clear up confusion.

“It may be helpful to have some statewide minimal requirements and determine the delicate locations,” mentioned state Sen. Gilbert Keith-Aragan in a legislative listening to on Monday to Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth.

“As a former prosecutor, do you suppose that’s helpful to do?”

“I personally suppose it’s … if all people was underneath the identical guidelines,” Roth replied. “Even when the state preempted the counties, we’ve got one algorithm versus 4 units of guidelines.”

Hawaii County was the primary within the state to enact a ban on firearms in delicate locations, together with medical facilities, faculties, parks, and public transportation.

Honolulu’s Metropolis Council is contemplating the same ban.

Each Maui and Kauai County are reportedly as nicely.

County leaders would love the state to take the lead due to the specter of lawsuits.

Honolulu Metropolis Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam chairs the chief issues and authorized affairs committee.

They’re reviewing the legality of Invoice 57, a ban requested by Mayor Rick Blangiardi 4 months in the past.

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“On our half, we need to ensure that if one thing, you recognize, a foul incident have been to occur, that we considered each dimension,” mentioned Dos Santos-Tam.

“And we’ve accomplished our diligent work to verify we’ve saved individuals secure.”

The Hawaii Firearm Coalition opposes a hid carry ban in “delicate locations,” however gun advocates agree with state and county leaders that Hawaii wants a uniform regulation.

“It’s very simple to unintentionally break a regulation you don’t know … as a result of it solely exists in a single county,” mentioned Andrew Namiki Roberts, of the Hawaii Firearm Coalition.

State Sen. Lynn DeCoite mentioned the subsequent step is for the mayors to collaborate on a invoice that’s bulletproof.

“I might hope that you just people provide you with one thing that you just guys can agree on,” mentioned DeCoite. “In order that a person wouldn’t get caught with doing one thing flawed as in searching with out sure laws.”

Dos Santos-Tam mentioned they’re planning on having a listening to on Invoice 57 someday in February.

He invitations the general public to testify.

The committee desires to listen to from all sides to make sure they’re balancing security and the rights of gun house owners.

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