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Will Caron: Varmint Season

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

By Will Caron

May 11, 2025 · 1 min read

Will Caron/Civil Beate/2025

About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

(Will Caron/Civil Beat/2025)

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About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

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Firearms - not motor vehicles - are the leading cause of death nationwide for children and young adults. We highly regulate motor vehicles including requiring a license for drivers. It is not illogical to also regulate access to and the use of firearms. Several other states have similar restrictions on firearms. I and thousands of other residents support Hawai'i's efforts to do so.

BusRider33 · 11 months ago

It is such a small number of people under 1% utilizing AR15's for mass shootings. Mass shooting are not an everyday occurrence in the nation. We have people utilizing cars that are killing people daily nationwide. Why not ban cars? It is the instrument that is used to kill people. What is really needed is a mega sized jail to put away law breakers making sure that their full term is served.

2cents · 11 months ago

Big fan of these comics but this one does miss the point about the second amendment. Framing this as a hunting issue, while appropriately absurd, is misleading.

MoButtahMoBettah · 11 months ago

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