HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-19 Letter to Karl Rhoads and Glenn Wakai SB 600 Relating to FirearmsHarry Kim
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February 19, 2019
Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair
Committee on Judiciary
Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair
Committee on Judiciary
Dear Chair Rhoads, Senator Glenn Wakai, and Committee Members:
RE: SB 600 Relating to Firearms
SB 600 would provide that no person under 21 years of age can bring a firearm into the State of
Hawaii. This would match the age requirement for a permit to acquire a firearm, and would seem to be a
common sense provision—why would a person in Hawaii be held to a higher standard than a person (resident
or non-resident) traveling to Hawaii?
An issue has been raised that such a requirement would be an unconstitutional restriction on the right
to bear arms. But even President Trump has called for raising the legal age to buy a gun to 21. If purchases
can be limited by age, then so can registration, and so can transport into the State.
I urge approval of SB 600.
R- pectfully Submitted,
Harry K
MAYOR
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