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The measure was sometimes referred to as a “vampire rule” because it required people with guns get permission to enter.Hawaii argued that the 2023 measure ensured private owners could decide whether they wanted firearms on their property. They are being challenged in lower courts, however.The suit before the supreme court was filed by a gun rights group and three people from Maui. A judge originally blocked the measure, but an appeals court allowed it to be enforced.
- ▪The measure was sometimes referred to as a “vampire rule” because it required people with guns get permission to enter.Hawaii argued that the 2023 measure ensured private owners could decide whether they wanted firearms on their property.
- ▪They are being challenged in lower courts, however.The suit before the supreme court was filed by a gun rights group and three people from Maui.
- ▪A judge originally blocked the measure, but an appeals court allowed it to be enforced.
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1m ago10.17 EDTSupreme court strikes down Hawaii's gun restrictions in major second amendment rulingThe US supreme court has struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores and hotels, in its latest opinion backing second amendment rights.The court’s 6-3 decision means that people can carry guns onto privately owned property like shopping malls and gas stations, unless the owners specifically say guns are banned at their establishments.It comes after the court found last week that marijuana users can’t be completely barred from owning firearms.Today’s ruling is a win for the Trump administration, which argued that the law violates the second amendment.
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