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Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawai i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />Wil Okabe <br />Managing Director <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />February 19, 2019 <br />Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair <br />Committee on Judiciary <br />Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair <br />Committee on Judiciary <br />Dear Chair Rhoads, Senator Glenn Wakai, and Committee Members: <br />RE: SB 600 Relating to Firearms <br />SB 600 would provide that no person under 21 years of age can bring a firearm into the State of <br />Hawaii. This would match the age requirement for a permit to acquire a firearm, and would seem to be a <br />common sense provision—why would a person in Hawaii be held to a higher standard than a person (resident <br />or non-resident) traveling to Hawaii? <br />An issue has been raised that such a requirement would be an unconstitutional restriction on the right <br />to bear arms. But even President Trump has called for raising the legal age to buy a gun to 21. If purchases <br />can be limited by age, then so can registration, and so can transport into the State. <br />I urge approval of SB 600. <br />R- pectfully Submitted, <br />Harry K <br />MAYOR <br />i <br />County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />