The Hawaii Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit against Ballard and state Attorney General Clare Connors challenging what it called “Hawaii’s de facto ban on all manner of carry by ordinary citizens.” State and city laws and policies violate the Second Amendment because they allow carrying licenses — for both concealed and open situations — to be issued only in urgent or exceptional cases and “do not consider the general need for self-defense to be urgent or exceptional…,” the lawsuit said.
The Hawaii Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit against Ballard and state Attorney General Clare Connors challenging what it called “Hawaii’s de facto ban on all manner of carry by ordinary citizens.” State and city laws and policies violate the Second Amendment because they allow carrying licenses — for both concealed and open situations — to be issued only in urgent or exceptional cases and “do not consider the general need for self-defense to be urgent or exceptional…,” the lawsuit said.
The Hawaii Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit against Ballard and state Attorney General Clare Connors challenging what it called “Hawaii’s de facto ban on all manner of carry by ordinary citizens.” State and city laws and policies violate the Second Amendment because they allow carrying licenses — for both concealed and open situations — to be issued only in urgent or exceptional cases and “do not consider the general need for self-defense to be urgent or exceptional…,” the lawsuit said.