Lawyer who beat Hawaii gun law calls state’s reliance on Black Code ‘disgraceful’
Lopez, the Court held that Hawaii cannot require licensed gun owners to obtain express permission before carrying firearms onto private property open to the public. Since Bruen, courts evaluating firearm regulations have generally asked whether modern gun restrictions are consistent with the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation.Hawaii cited several historical laws, including an 1865 Louisiana statute enacted as part of the post-Civil War Black Codes. But what Hawaii can’t do, the Court said, is treat every business as off-limits to licensed gun owners unless the owner specifically says guns are allowed.
- ▪Lopez, the Court held that Hawaii cannot require licensed gun owners to obtain express permission before carrying firearms onto private property open to the public.
- ▪Since Bruen, courts evaluating firearm regulations have generally asked whether modern gun restrictions are consistent with the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation.Hawaii cited several historical laws, including an 1865 Loui
- ▪But what Hawaii can’t do, the Court said, is treat every business as off-limits to licensed gun owners unless the owner specifically says guns are allowed.
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Second Amendment Lawyer who beat Hawaii gun law calls state’s reliance on Black Code ‘disgraceful’ Justice Alito called the 1865 Louisiana statute a 'tainted artifact' enacted to disarm newly freed Black Americans By Elaine Mallon Fox News Published June 27, 2026 6:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video 'Not a second-class right': Supreme Court attorney says landmark ruling reins in states resisting gun rights One of the lawyers behind the case says the decision reinforces that states cannot treat the Second Amendment differently from other constitutional protections.
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