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The broadly-defined places include most city-owned areas, schools and child care facilities, public parks, public transportation, businesses serving alcohol, and within 100 feet of most public gatherings. The bill also lets businesses choose if they will allow guns on their property with proper signage. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
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State lawmakers are considering several measures dealing with guns in public and on private property. Those include bills recognizing "sensitive places" — creating a statewide law on where firearms are or are not allowed. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports on the efforts.
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All four county police departments in Hawaiʻi are officially processing and signing concealed carry weapons licenses. The Honolulu Police Department was the last to begin issuing permits.
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Local governments across the country are discussing laws to establish “sensitive places,” where concealed firearms are not allowed. One bill has already passed through the Hawaiʻi County Council, and a similar bill was introduced at the Honolulu City Council.
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The Honolulu Police Department has finalized its rules for concealed carry permits. The revised process includes firearm training and testing requirements, on top of a background and mental health check.
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A bill to prohibit carrying permitted weapons in certain places has passed through the Hawaiʻi County Council.
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The Hawaiʻi County Council continues to tackle a “sensitive places” bill that would designate areas off limits for concealed carry weapons. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports on how the council has amended the bill.
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The Hawaiʻi County Council is working on a bill that will prohibit concealed weapons in sensitive spaces. This comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down a New York law requiring people to show a need to carry a firearm in public.