Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Tulsi Gabbard’s Record On Gun Control Is A Moving Target
The Hawaii congresswoman talks tough on gun control but she’s often lagging behind Democratic colleagues in pushing firearms legislation.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Chad Blair: Guns Suddenly Become An Issue In Governor’s Race
Updated 3/7/2018: Challenger Clayton Hee demonstrates that he has not lost his ability to shake things up, politically and policy-wise. And Hawaii has lots of guns.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Considered By Hawaii, Other States
Only a few states currently let courts take guns from people deemed a threat at the request of family members or police.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Honolulu Police Tell Medical Marijuana Patients To Give Up Their Guns
Some say the department’s policy of sending letters to patients is an escalation of efforts to deny gun permits.
AP
Congress Must ‘Get Off Its Ass’ And Move To Stop Gun Violence
The White House says the day following the Las Vegas massacre is not the right time to talk about gun control but now is precisely the time.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
NY Congressman Wants To Take Away Hawaii’s Gun-Control Rights
Rep. Chris Collins’ bill would ban state or local governments from regulating rifles or shotguns more strictly than federal laws do.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Gun Bills Advance In Hawaii Senate
Gun rights supporters won and lost on Thursday.
The Washington Post
Police Are Shooting And Killing More People In Hawaii This Year
Data collected by The Washington Post shows that police statewide have fatally shot more people so far in 2016 than they did in all of 2015.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii First State To Link Firearms Owners To FBI Database
Gov. Ige signed legislation authorizing county police departments to enroll firearms applicants and individuals registering firearms in a federal service that monitors criminal records.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
‘I’m Going To Live For Those 50 People’
Hawaii’s LGBT community mourns the loss of life in Orlando, but also talks about discrimination and political change.