The report will help inform a larger military review of mental health and safety policies.
Hawaii lawmakers have several bills lined up for votes that look to curb access to guns and ammunition in the state.
Updated. Waianae resident Vincent Kapoi Jr. was among the dead, according to his wife. Names of other victims have not been released.
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.
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.
The Hawaii congresswoman talks tough on gun control but she’s often lagging behind Democratic colleagues in pushing firearms legislation.