STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 925-20
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2020
RE: H.B. No. 2292
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2292, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRIC GUNS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to
adjust the laws on electric guns by:
(1) Regulating the sale and use of electric guns,
including:
(A) Restricting ownership, use, storage, and disposal of electric guns;
(B) Regulating the sale, distribution, and transfer of electric guns; and
(C) Prohibiting certain possession, use, and carrying of electric guns; and
(2) Repealing the ban on the possession, sale, or delivery of electric guns.
Your Committee finds that the
Supreme Court of the United States held that the reasons proffered by the
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts for excluding stun guns from the
purview of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution were
inconsistent with legal precedent. Caetano v. Massachusetts, 136 S.Ct.
1027, 1028 (2016). Your Committee
further finds that the Caetano
decision calls into question the constitutionality of the State's ban on
electric guns. In the event it is
determined that the State's ban on electric guns is unconstitutional, this
measure would provide a framework to regulate electric guns.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2292, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair |
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