The Patriot Post® · Hawaii Becomes Shall-Issue

The Ninth Circuit Court recently ruled in Peruta v. San Diego that California residents did not have to show a “pressing need” for a concealed weapons license. Thursday, the Ninth Circuit extended that to Hawaii by overturning a district court ruling and thus making the Aloha State a shall-issue state. The Court said, “In light of our holding in Peruta, the district court made an error of law when it concluded that the Hawaii statues did not implicate protected Second Amendment activity. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s decision denying [the plaintiff’s] motion for a preliminary injunction and remand for further proceedings consistent with Peruta.” We’re glad to see that even the Ninth Circuit acknowledges that the Second Amendment means what it says.