Report Title:

Firearms; Ammunition Magazines

Description:

Provides a law enforcement exception to the prohibition against 10-round ammunition magazines.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

792

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 134-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

"(c) The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds which are designed for or capable of use with a pistol is prohibited. This subsection shall not apply to magazines originally designed to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition which have been modified to accept no more than ten rounds and which are not capable of being readily restored to a capacity of more than ten rounds. Licensed firearm dealers shall be allowed to sell these ammunition magazines to law enforcement officers. Firearm dealers shall only be allowed to order the ammunition magazines from the manufacturers, they shall be prohibited from possessing or storing them. The ammunition magazines shall be delivered from the manufacturers directly to the officers' respective law enforcement agencies."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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By Request