Criminal charges were recently dismissed. But a judge will decide whether prosecutors can still pursue a case that goes to the heart of Hawaii’s self-defense laws.

The Hawaii Firearms Coalition says it’s trying to find out why the state is retaining registered gun owners’ fingerprints.

A state senator’s resolutions targeting the Second Amendment are among several firearms measures in the Legislature.

In the wake of a federal court decision challenging Hawaii’s restrictive gun laws, the commission wants a deeper look at HPD’s process for denying gun carry applications.

Violent crimes involving firearms have risen 24 percent in the last four years. Many of the guns, prosecutors say, were stolen.

If the ruling stands, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling could lead to more guns in public in states like Hawaii and California that have restrictive laws.

The measures ban bump stocks and decrease the amount of time people disqualified from gun possession have to turn in their weapons.

The state is poised to prohibit the manufacture, sale and ownership of devices used to increase firearms’ rate of fire.

An abortion protester was ordered to surrender his firearms after a temporary restraining order was issued.

Most of the National Rifle Association dollars flowing to schools throughout the country pay for competitive shooting programs.