Another 2a rights victory in Hawaii

[Wao nahele kane]

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/second-ame...-court/123

Second Amendment advocates score victory in Hawaii court

HONOLULU – A legal victory for Second Amendment advocates will lead to a significant change in Hawaii’s firearms law.

U.S. District Judge Michael Seabright has ruled Hawaii’s police chiefs must consider Steve Fotoudis’ application for a firearms permit.

The Honolulu Police Department denied Fotoudis, a permanent legal alien in Hawaii and competitive shooter from Australia, the permit because of his status as an alien resident.

But Seabright ruled unconstitutional Hawaii’s law prohibiting alien residents from applying for firearms permits.

“The undisputed facts establish that Fotoudis, as a lawful permanent resident alien of the United States and resident of Hawaii, was denied the opportunity to apply for a permit to acquire firearms solely because of his alienage. This classification violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution,” Seabright says in his ruling.

Willes Lee, National NRA committee member and Hawaii Republican Assembly National director, said: “This is a great affirmation of Second Amendment rights to have a judge in Hawaii make this ruling. Especially in a state that has such strict gun control laws, this is an important trend for civil rights.”

Under Hawaii law, the state’s four county police chiefs may issue permits to U.S. citizens 21 years and older, representatives of foreign nations or law enforcement officers who are aliens. In addition, people 18 years or older with a hunting license may obtain permits for rifles and shotguns for 60 days; and aliens 21 and older can obtain firearms for up to six months if they are in training for a specific organized sport-shooting contest held within those six months.

There have been similar challenges around the country, including lawsuits filed by the Second Amendment Foundation in Washington, Massachusetts and Nebraska.

Gottlieb, who is holding a Second Amendment Foundation conference in Chicago this weekend for more than 800 people, told Watchdog.org he is pleased with the judge’s ruling and proud the judge relied on precedent set by Second Amendment Foundation legal challenges.

[Wao nahele kane]

In case there's any more confusion from within the peanut gallery -

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volok...sess-guns/

So holds Fotoudis v. City & County of Honolulu (D. Haw. Sept. 17, 2014). The court held that Hawaii’s laws banning gun possession by all aliens both violated the Equal Protection Clause — by discriminating against legal permanent resident aliens, something the federal government generally may do but states generally may not — and violated the Second Amendment. Prof. Josh Blackman has more details.

[punalvr]

So, this is about an Australian guy.
What the **** has to do with Puna????

punalvr

[Wao nahele kane]

PaulW, justthefacts,punalvr,
Below you will see a link and below that is a section from the link copy and pasted so you can get an idea of what's in the link without clicking on it. It's customary to add an article or portion of the content within the link etc. so folks who have problems downloading link contents can simply read it in text within the forum. Typically an article is not written by the poster in a forum but rather copy and pasted from an outside source, sometimes with or without the source included in the form of a link.
Below you will see an example of this in action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_gallery

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A peanut gallery was, in the days of vaudeville, a nickname for the cheapest (and ostensibly rowdiest) seats in the theater, the occupants of which were often known to heckle. [1]

The least expensive snack served at the theatre would often be peanuts, which the patrons would sometimes throw at the performers on stage to show their disapproval. The phrases "no comments from the peanut gallery" or "quiet in the peanut gallery" are extensions of the name, meaning the commoner should defer to their betters. [1]

In the late 1940s the Howdy Doody children's television show adopted the name to represent its audience of children. [2]

In culture [edit]

In recent times, the term has taken on new meanings with the advent of social networks and online chat rooms. "Peanut gallery" may also refer to a social network audience that passively observes a syndicated web feed or chat room [citation needed] . Alternatively, it may refer to the stream of open comments visible on certain types of blogs. [3]

A similar term was introduced to Brazilian football by coach Luis Felipe Scolari. He called Palmeiras' complaining audience that sat in the closest seats "Turma do Amendoim" ("peanut gang").

For those who cannot ascertain the meaning of the acronym "2A".
It stands for Second Amendment with the number 2 denoting second and the A for amendment - hence 2A or 2a.

Have a great day!

[PaulW]

As I said, Jungle Man, you have now outflanked the NRA in extremism. I worry about you. What next? Machine guns for children?
Pistols for the mentally ill? Train animals how to use rifles? Too bad you don't realize what the point of all this is: protect and increase the sale of weapons in order to make money.

Hawaii has an unacceptably low rate of death by firearm. Luckily we have people like you trying to change that.

Have a rootin' tootin' day!

[Wao nahele kane]

Punalvr,
No it's not so much about an Australian guy, it's about a section of hawaii gun laws that were overturned by a Hawaii court.
Is there anything else I can help you understand better?
Perhaps the rules of the forum regarding content here? Puna related or Hawaii related topics are both acceptable.

[Wao nahele kane]

Paulw,

As with all rural coastal communities, the firearm death rate is masked under the missing persons rates.
Eta... it's time to worry more about yourself and your outlandish assumptions.

[punalvr]

Kane, I do not mean to insult you, but have you considered your rants, are worth talking to a shrink?
You go on and on, and on..

That's a sign of insecurity. And screaming to the world your views, to me, is another sign that you are not even sure about your beliefs. When you quit trying hammering your views onto everyone else. Then I will listen.

Reflect on that, and sweet dreams.

punalvr

[Wao nahele kane]

Punalvr,
The fact that I even reply to you is enough to consider the stability status of my mental health.
Reflect on that one.

[PaulW]

So, Jungle Man, you're saying if firearm ownership was further restricted in Hawaii it would help solve the Missing Person problem?
I'm not sure it's true but I'm willing to give it a try.