Hawaiʻi lawmakers have passed an array of bills over the years to tighten the state’s firearms laws, considered among the strictest in the nation. In 1992, they banned sales of semiautomatic “assault pistols” such as the civilian version of the MAC-10. In 2018, they responded to the deadliest mass shooting in American history by banning … Continue reading Failed ‘Assault Rifle’ Ban Was The Victim Of Convoluted Politics