Report Title:
Firearms Safety Courses; Firearms Training Courses
Description:
Requires a person applying for permit to acquire a pistol or a revolver to attend a handgun (as opposed to a firearm) safety or training course.
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1111 |
TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to firearms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 134-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
"(g) Effective July 1, 1995, no person shall be issued a permit under this section for the acquisition of a pistol or revolver unless the person, at any time prior to the issuance of the permit, has completed:
(1) An approved hunter education course as authorized under section 183D-28[;] that includes handgun safety or training;
(2) A [firearms] handgun safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law enforcement agency of the State or of any county;
(3) A [firearms] handgun safety or training course offered to law enforcement officers, security guards, investigators, deputy sheriffs, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement by a state or county law enforcement agency; or
(4) A [firearms] handgun training or safety course or class conducted by a state certified or National Rifle Association certified firearms instructor or a certified military firearms instructor that provides, at a minimum, a total of at least two hours of firing training at a firing range and a total of at least four hours of classroom instruction, which may include a video, that focuses on:
(A) The safe use, handling, and storage of [firearms] handguns and [firearm] handgun safety in the home; and
(B) Education on the firearm laws of the State.
An affidavit signed by the certified firearms instructor who conducted or taught the course, providing the name, address, [and] phone number of the instructor, the date of the course, and attesting to the successful completion of the course by the applicant; or an official qualification card issued to the applicant by the department of land and natural resources hunter education course as specified in section 183D-28, shall constitute evidence of certified successful completion under this [paragraph.] subsection."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY: |
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By Request |