HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	36
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017
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 134-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending subsections (a) and (b) to read:

     "(a)  [In an exceptional case, when an applicant shows reason to fear injury to the applicant's person or property,] Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the chief of police of the appropriate county [may] shall grant a license to an applicant who is a citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years or more or to a duly accredited official representative of a foreign nation of the age of twenty-one years or more to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition therefor concealed on the person within the [county where the license is granted.] State.  [Where the urgency or the need has been sufficiently indicated, the] The respective chief of police [may] shall grant to an applicant of good moral character who is a citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years or more[, is engaged in the protection of life and property,] and is not prohibited under section 134-7 from the ownership or possession of a firearm, a license to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition therefor unconcealed on the person within the county where the license is granted.  The chief of police of the appropriate county, or the chief's designated representative, shall perform an inquiry on an applicant by using the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, to include a check of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement databases where the applicant is not a citizen of the United States, before any determination to grant a license is made.  Unless renewed, the license shall expire [one year] five years from the date of issue.

     (b)  The chief of police of each county shall adopt procedures to require that any person granted a license to carry a concealed weapon on the person shall:

     (1)  Be qualified to use the firearm in a safe manner[;], as evidenced by documentation showing successful completion by the person, within one year before applying for or renewing a license, of a firearms safety or training course or class described in section 134-2(g);

     (2)  Appear to be a suitable person to be so licensed;

     (3)  Not be prohibited under section 134-7 from the ownership or possession of a firearm; and

     (4)  Not have been adjudged insane or not appear to be mentally deranged."

     2.  By amending subsection (d) to read:

     "(d)  A fee of [$10] $50 shall be charged for each license or renewal thereof and shall be deposited in the treasury of the county in which the license is granted."

     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.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

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

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

Report Title:

Firearms; Concealed Carry; Open Carry; Licenses

 

Description:

Amends the criteria for issuance of licenses by the respective county chiefs of police for concealed and unconcealed carry of pistols and revolvers.

 

 

 

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