HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-19 Letter to Karl Rhoads and Glenn Wakai SB 1466, SD1 Relating to Gun Violence Protective OrdersHarry 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, 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
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