As previously reported, the State of Hawaii has appealed the US District Court ruling that invalidated significant portions of SB 1230, the law passed earlier this summer that would restrict 2A rights in the state by designating most of the state a “sensitive place” where possession of a firearm is prohibited.
2ALC supported the case in the District Court, and will once again support the case with a coordinated amicus brief campaign in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals..
“As we saw in the first ruling on this case, amicus campaigns play a critical role in post-Bruen cases,” noted 2ALC President & Senior Legal Advisor Chuck Michel. “Providing an intricate look at the historical basis, or lack thereof, for new law impacting the Second Amendment gives judges the proper context for their rulings.”
In the original ruling, Obama appointee Judge Lesli Kobayashi actually cited the 2ALC amicus briefs submitted in the case as part of her ruling. Her decision struck down significant portions of the law, which mimics attempts by states such as California and New Jersey to designate huge swaths of their geography as “sensitive places” where carrying a firearm, even with a license, is prohibited.
Even though this approach was specifically called out in and prohibited by the Bruen decision, anti-gun legislators in multiple states continue to try to get around the Supreme Court’s mandate by passing unconstitutional laws to see if they can get a court to buy their arguments. This is why 2ALC is fighting, along with our allies and strategic partners, EVERYWHERE this tactic is tried.
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