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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld two provisions of Hawaii's firearm licensing laws, ruling that the requirements are consistent with the Second Amendment.
According to Attorney General Anne Lopez, the court upheld a 30-day period for using a permit to acquire a handgun and a requirement that certain newly acquired firearms be brought to a police station for inspection.
The court concluded that the requirements impose "modest, procedural burdens" and do not materially prevent the plaintiffs from acquiring firearms.
The case, Yukutake v. Lopez, was filed in 2019. A federal district court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in 2021, but an 11-judge panel of the appeals court reversed that judgment and sent the case back for further proceedings.
Lopez said the decision recognizes that the state may impose objective firearm regulations while respecting Second Amendment rights.