A Second Amendment Foundation spokesman explains why the state’s violation of the Constitution could prove costly.
When did Hawaii suddenly think that the Constitution didn’t apply to them?
According to this report from Newsweek, the state is completely ignoring the Second Amendment rights of a citizen who was carrying a gun in public without a permit provided by the state.
Initially, the man wasn’t to be charged, as decided by a lower court ruling. However, the state’s Supreme Court has now stepped in, noting, “We reject Wilson’s constitutional challenges. Conventional interpretive modalities and Hawaii’s historical tradition of firearm regulation rule out an individual right to keep and bear arms under the Hawaii Constitution. In Hawaii, there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public.”
What’s more, the Hawaii Supreme Court noted that the Second Amendment uses “military-tinged language – ‘well-regulated militia’ and ‘bear arms’ – to limit the use of deadly weapons to a military purpose.”
To interpret what the Second Amendment stands for is one thing. But to use it with a state policy that could very well see someone jailed is another.
A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation joins us now to discuss this disregard of the Constitution further.
Q&A:
- What are your thoughts on Hawaii’s decision to go after this gun carrying citizen, and not caring for his Second Amendment rights?
- Doesn’t it seem a bit concerning that a state government isn’t just ignoring the rights provided by the Second Amendment, but also question what it stands for in the first place?
- Hawaii government officials complained about “military-tinged language” in the Second Amendment, but is that really the case? Or are they simply blowing smoke to detract from their disregard for the Constitution?
- Could the suspect potentially file a lawsuit surrounding his Second Amendment rights being infringed upon? Would there be a case?
- Where do you see the discussion surrounding guns going when it comes to the 2024 Presidential Election? Do you see it being an important subject, along with the rights of private gun owners?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation?
- You can visit the official website at http://www.saf.org.
Second Amendment Foundation spokespersons available to be your guest:
ABOUT CHRIS CHENG (In Pacific Time)
Chris Cheng serves on the advisory council to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is the History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion and author of the book “Shoot to Win.” Cheng is an Asian D&I advocate in the gun community; a former Google employee who went from self-taught amateur to pro shooter.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time)
Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and hosts the popular podcast Cam & Company that focuses on Second Amendment news and information. Cam is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has worked in radio, television, and online media for over two decades. He currently lives on a small farm with his family near Farmville, Virginia, and is a member of the board of Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.
ABOUT MARK WALTERS (in Eastern Time):
Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.
ABOUT LEE WILLIAMS (In Eastern Time)
Lee Williams is also known as The Gun Writer and has been writing about the Second Amendment, firearms, the firearms industry, and the gun culture for more than ten years. He is the Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Project and is a frequent contributor to Ammoland News and Armed American Radio. In addition, Lee serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc. He was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. Lee has earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter and three medals of valor as a police officer.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time):
Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and is communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He has authored Op-Ed pieces in several major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and co-authored seven books with Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
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