2019-02-19 Letter to Karl Rhoads and Glenn Wakai SB 1466, SD1 Relating to Gun Violence Protective Orders

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Harry Kim Mayor County of Hawaii Office of the Mayor Wil Okabe Managing Director Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 February 19, 2019 Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair Committee on Judiciary Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair Committee on Judiciary Dear Chair Rhoads, Vice Chair Wakai and Committee Members: RE: SB 1466, SD1 Relating to Gun Violence Protective Orders You have three bills on today's agenda dealing with gun rights and gun safety. I thank you for scheduling them for hearing, and hope you will be able to approve them all. But of the three, I think SB 1466, SD1 is the most important and has the greatest likelihood of saving lives. SB 1466, SD1 would provide for protective orders, a concept that has gotten much national attention in recent months. The idea has grown out of the need to curb the gun violence that has become so prevalent in the United States, and to which Hawaii is not immune. While there are details in SB 1466, SD1 that are beyond my expertise, it appears to me that the authors have drawn a fair and proper balance between the rights of gun owners and society's interest in safety. I defer to your wisdom with respect to exact provisions, but strongly urge approval of some version of gun violence protective orders. e�pectfully Submitted, Harry Kim MAYOR County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.