US Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii limits on guns in public
The court sided with gun owners who argued the limit on firearms on publicly accessible private property, like restaurants or shopping malls, violates the Second Amendment.
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"The effect of this new rule is to impose severe restrictions on the daily activities of residents who have satisfied the state's rigorous requirements for the issuance of a carry permit."
— Samuel Alito , Politician
"This regime hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about their daily lives. We hold that the law is unconstitutional."
— Samuel Alito , Politician
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The court sided with gun owners who argued the limit on firearms on publicly accessible private property, like restaurants or shopping malls, violates the Second Amendment.
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