STAND. COM. REP. NO. 667-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1880
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1880 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill as received is to provide for the
continuing obligation on the part of firearm owners to meet
registration requirements.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Health, Commission on the Status of Women, City and
County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City
and County of Honolulu Police Department, Keiki Injury Prevention
Coalition, The Bell Campaign, Hawaii Firearms Control Coalition,
and several concerned individuals.  Testimony in opposition to
this measure was received from Hawaii Citizens' Rights Pac,
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, and several concerned
individuals.  Testimony was also received from the Hawaii Hunting
Association.

     Your Committee finds that the community goal of creating a
safe environment for all citizens of the State will be furthered
by the following:

     1) Periodic inquiry into mental health histories and
criminal records of registered gun owners; and


 
 
 
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     2) periodic updates of the State firearm registry via
registrant affidavits.

     Your Committee has amended this bill as follows: 

     (1)  Deleting the re-registration provisions;

     (2)  Adding provisions requiring county police departments
          to perform inquiries into mental health histories and
          criminal records of owners of registered firearms every
          five years; 

     (3)  Mandating county police departments to require firearm
          owners to account for all firearms in their ownership
          or possession once every five years;

     (4)  Requiring all persons prohibited from owning or
          possessing firearms to dispose of their firearms, with
          failure to do so resulting in the confiscation and
          destruction of the firearms;

     (5)  Requiring county police departments to adopt procedures
          to effect the provisions of this section by December
          31, 2000;

     (6)  Making it a petty misdemeanor for refusing or failing
          to cooperate with county police departments in the
          implementation of the aforementioned provisions; and

     (7)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity
          and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 1880, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
1880, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair