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Please join us for September's online seminar! For $10 you get a high-level education in one of the cornerstone principles of moral and legal self-defense, which is highly important in today's society. Register at this link: https://activeselfprotection.com/shop/online-seminar-series/ ... See more

Reminder we have our Facebook live session this evening. The new legislative bills are enacted for 2020 and we'll be discussing them.

I highly recommend everyone to attend these 3 great gun rights online conferences this week. Learn about whats happening in Hawaii and across the nation along with how to get involved and be effective at activism. We need you to not only get involved, but also to lead your own 2A projects.

AMMCON Second Amendment Media Workshop
September 12 4am-12pm HST
https://www.facebook.com/AMM-Con-107764407276153
Many 2A internet celebrities will discuss how to create an effective media presence for gun rights activism. This is highly recommended for organizations to get your message out to the community and people that want a media presence on the internet.

HIFICIO Midyear Review 2020
September 16 6pm-7:30pm HST
https://www.facebook.com/events/1746263715549206
Please join us online as we review the first half of 2020. We’ll be covering 2nd Amendment related state legislation, lawsuits affecting Hawaii, and past/upcoming events. We’ll also answer your gun rights questions.

SAF Gun Rights Policy Conference
September 19-20
https://www.saf.org/grpc/
This is a full 2 day event with 2A speakers from across the nation. They will discuss national and state topics on legislation and lawsuits affecting your right to keep and bear arms. They will also discuss activism projects and how to get involved in your community. ... See more

*****They're all gone, sold out! Hope you got your orders in. Send them a thank you message whether you got one or not. People across the nation are supporting our fight for gun rights in Hawaii *****

Larue Tactical is fundraising their Dillo bottle openers which procedes support Stephen Stamboulieh's 2A lawsuits such as Young vs Hawaii and others. Larue has been a good supporter of 2A rights. Dillos sell fast so get em while you can. Show them Hawaii appreciates their contributions.

Btw Nolo is Stephens nickname.

https://www.larue.com/products/not-one-more-inch/ ... See more

On Friday, Hawaii firearms coalition submitted an amicus brief to the 9th circuit court of appeals in support of Andrew Teter and James Grell in their lawsuit to overturn Hawaii's ban on Butterfly knives.

Our Amicus traces the history of edged weapons in relation to the American right to arms.

"While a 21st century American usually thinks of the right to arms in terms of a right to firearms, the right to arms is considerably broader. Indeed, a likely explanation of the choice of the term “arms” is, during and
before the Framingperiod, soldiers, militia, and civilians alike carried a variety of arms, largely edged ones that ranged from officers’ and gentlemen’s swords to Bowie knifes and utility blades "

To see the brief in full, please visit: https://pdfhost.io/v/RbGbs4GHs_Teter_Amicus_Brief_of_Hawaii_Firearms_Coalitionpdf.pdf

Make sure to follow Hawaii Firearms Coalition attorney Attorney Alan Beck for more info bout this and other important second amendment cases. ... See more

Even tho shooting ranges are allowed to stay open, the city has announced:

*The Koko Head Shooting Complex will be closed to the public during the "Stay at Home" Order, scheduled to be from Aug. 27 through Sept. 9*

I will be calling the mayors office tomorrow for clarification. ... See more

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Over the last week we have been asked A LOT about Duncan v. Becerra and how does it affect Hawaii's law. We have been pretty quiet about it and provided very little feedback.

HERE'S WHY;
Honolulu, Hawaii. August 20th, 2020. Yesterday evening Attorney Alan Beck on behalf of Hawaii Firearms Coalition director Jon Abbott and two other Hawaii residents (Kevin Kacatin and Soleil Roache), filed a lawsuit in the US District Court of Hawaii.

The lawsuit alleges that Hawaii's ban on Handgun magazines with a capacity greater than ten rounds in unconstitutional. HRS 134-8(c) bans the possession of any magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds. The plaintiffs in the case have all stated that if it were not for Hawaii's ban, they would seek to and would own magazines with a larger capacity. Currently, if they were to be found in possession and using said magazines, they would be charged with a Class C felony.

The recent ruling by the 9th Circuit Court in Duncan v. Becerra supports this lawsuit. In that case, the court found that; millions of ammunition magazines able to hold more than 10 rounds are in common use by law-abiding responsible citizens for lawful uses like self-defense. As such, they are protected by the second amendment and can not be subject to a categorical ban.

Applying the same logical steps used by the 9th Circuit Court in Duncan, Hawaii's law is likely to be found unconstitutional. In recent years Hawaii's Firearms Coalition has asked legislators to amend Hawaii's law to remove the capacity based ban, but legislators have been unwilling to do so. The only available course of action left is to have it removed by the courts.

Hawaii Firearms Coalition is a non-profit based in the state of Hawaii that focuses on the second amendment and the right to bear arms. For more information and membership opportunities, please visit www.hifico.org ... See more