Hawaii Governor Signs Bill Putting Gun Owners in Database

[billh58]

Hawaii Gov. David Ige is signing a bill that makes the state the first to enter gun owners into an FBI database that will automatically notify police if an island resident is arrested anywhere else in the country.

Ige said in a statement Thursday the legislation is about community safety and responsible gun ownership. He says it will help law enforcement agencies protect Hawaii residents and visitors.

State Sen. Will Espero, who introduced the bill, and the Honolulu Police Department say the measure could serve as a model for other states. But critics say gun owners shouldn't have to be entered in a database to practice a constitutional right.

Ige also signed legislation that disqualifies perpetrators of stalking or sex assault from owning or possessing a gun or ammunition.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/hawaii-governor-signs-bill-putting-gun-owners-database-40092575

I'm very proud of the Democratic Party in Hawaii, and our Governor. Gun control policies in Hawaii have been successful, and Hawaii has the lowest gun violence and death rate in the nation. Hawaii is proof that gun control works, as are other states which have adopted similar policies.

[Hoyt]

1. "Registration" makes sense to me.

[billh58]

2. Registration makes sense to

everyone except paranoid right-wing ALEC/NRA/ILA apologists.

[Ohioblue22]

3. State's rights. can't wait to see who's now against them

[billh58]

4. Too true.

I suspect that Second Amendment absolutists will howl at the moon as usual.

[Ohioblue22]

5. They have push so hard to prevent stuff like this

I imagine you're correct