AG Lopez today announced that the U.S. DistrictCourt for the District of Hawaiʻi has upheld Hawaiʻi laws establishing 21 as the minimumage to acquire and own firearms, rejecting a Second Amendment challenge brought byan individual plaintiff, two firearms dealers and the Second Amendment Foundation.The court granted the state’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that Hawaiʻi’sage restriction is consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearms regulation. 

“We are pleased with the court’s opinion and will continue to defend against efforts toweaken Hawaiʻi’s common-sense firearms laws, which protect public safety and savelives. Today’s decision confirms that the state’s age limiton acquiring a firearm is consistent with a long history of keeping dangerous weaponsout of the hands of our youths. – AG Lopez