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Hawaii Now a 'Shall-Issue' State

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MARCH 21, 2014 4:34 PM

Hawaii Now a 'Shall-Issue' State
By Charles C. W. Cooke
Hawaii, a state that has long been disgraced by some of the strictest gun-control laws in the country, now has “shall-issue” concealed-carry — for now, at least. Per Guns.com:

In a decision released Thursday by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case of Baker v. Kealoha, the court followed the lead of the recent Peruta case to declare Hawaii’s restrictions on firearms carry unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

The case was heard by the same trio of judges who sat on the earlier Peruta and Richards cases in California, which challenged the state’s restrictive ‘may issue’ policies that required concealed carry permit applicants to show “good cause” to warrant a permit. The judges, Diarmuid O’Scannlain, Sidney Thomas and Consuelo Callahan, heard Baker in December 2013 and issued their findings Thursday.

“In Peruta, we concluded that the Second Amendment provides a responsible, law-abiding citizen with the right to carry an operable handgun outside the home for the purpose of self-defense,” wrote O’Scannlain for the two-judge majority decision in a memorandum.

“In light of our holding in Peruta, the district court made an error of law when it concluded that the Hawaii statutes did not implicate protected Second Amendment activity.”

If you’re wondering how big a deal this is for Hawaiians, note how infrequently permits were granted:

Hawaii has some of the strictest concealed carry laws in the country. In 2012, just four private citizens applied for a concealed carry license in the city and county of Honolulu, while one applied in Maui County, and all five were denied at the discretion of the respective county police chief.

Nevertheless, there is likely a rough road ahead:

“Hawaii’s Attorney General and law enforcement leaders will oppose shall issue as will our current liberal Legislature,” Dr. Max Cooper, president of the Hawaii Rifle Association told Guns.com Friday. “It is time for more people to apply for permits and another hearing on a shall issue bill in the 2015 Hawaii Legislature.”

“There is still politics in this, so people need to be pushing their issuing authorities to adopt the Peruta decision and start issuing permits and people should go on down and apply,” explained Michel.

The rest here.

http://http://www.guns.com/2014/03/21/aloha-federal-court-strikes-hawaiis-may-issue-practice-unconstitutional/

Common Core's version of the 2nd Amendment

It looks as if this is Common Core's version of the 2nd Amendment. If this is their version of the 2nd, I'd hate to see what their 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 14th and 16th look like.

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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004 (Post 546121)

Yep, the gun blog The Truth About Guns finds these every once in awhile, of elementary school textbooks that have some twisted version of the Second Amendment. There was one, for example, that listed the amendments in more plain English for the students to understand. So the Second Amendment was listed something like, "You have the right to keep and bear arms in a militia."

You certainly do.

What is the original definition of a militia?

TR

I beg pardon if I intrude, but the original idea of a militia was that the entire body of people be well-armed and well-trained. (This because the very idea of standing armies was abhorrent to our founding fathers.) Switzerland understood this message very well for a long time.

Some very good quotes from said founding fathers here:
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/rkba/ff_militia.htm

David Zuniga has some very interesting points here:
http://www.americaagainnow.com/support_our_troops

The states are supposed to raise the militia (we the people) and then send them to to fight. For example in the civil war you had 15th Vermont Regiment etc. The founders viewed a standing army as a threat. The militia is all able-bodied men 18-45 ( correct me if I'm wrong on the ages).

Just got an Email from Hornady about Feinstein’s new moronic demands:

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Her lengthy list of prohibitive demands is outlined below.

"Prohibit importation of all semi-automatic rifles that can accept, or be readily converted to accept, a large capacity ammunition magazine of more than 10 rounds, regardless of the military pedigree of the firearm or the configuration of the firearm's magazine well;
Prohibit semi-automatic rifles with fixed magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds;
Prohibit the importation of the frame or receiver of any prohibited rifle, regardless of whether it is incorporated into a fully manufactured firearm.
Prohibit the practice of importing assault rifles in parts and then constructing the rifles once they are in the United States by adding the requisite number of American-made parts;
Prohibit the use of a "thumbhole" stock as a means to avoid classification of a rifle as an assault rifle; and
Prohibit the importation of assault pistols, in addition to assault rifles."

The ban would target attributes like “thumbhole stocks” and “semi-automatic rifles with fixed magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds” which would prohibit tube-fed .22 rimfire rifles.

Additionally, rifles and “assault pistols” capable of accommodating detachable magazines with a capacity in excess of 10 rounds would be banned “regardless of the military pedigree of the firearm or the configuration of the firearm’s magazine well.”

She must be stopped. Please join us in an email campaign to all senators, voicing support against this attack on our 2nd Amendment rights.

Send a note to your respective Rep's please..you can do it through Hornady here:

http://www.hornady.com/in-the-news/political-action

Oh, those silly Demoncrat hypocrites:

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California state Sen. Leland Yee arrested in federal raid

SAN FRANCISCO -- State Sen. Leland Yee, one of the most powerful Democratic politicians in California, was arrested Wednesday morning in a major series of federal raids in the Bay Area targeting corruption and gang activity, CBS San Francisco reported.

Federal agents arrested Lee at his home in San Francisco Wednesday morning and drove him to the federal courthouse while his offices in Sacramento were raided as well.

An FBI affidavit in support of a criminal complaint against Yee and 25 other people reveals the lawmaker is accused of conspiracy to deal firearms and wire fraud.

Full article: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/californ...-federal-raid/

Pat

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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004 (Post 546321)

And what is really hilarious, if he is in fact engaged in gun-running, is that this guy is notoriously anti-gun. He said, paraphrasing, "Nobody should have assault weapons. None. Nada."

Unless of course you buy them from him:D

Senate Bill 249 authored by California Senator Leland Yee. SB 249 would make hundreds of thousands of law-abiding California gun owners – and visitors, such as shooting sports competitors – into criminals and subject hundreds of thousands of personal property items to state-sponsored confiscation without compensation, an unlawful taking under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Have fun in prison Leland! hahaha