A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.

A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      82·
      11 months ago

      You don’t see how carrying or not carrying matters? So you can just leave a gun anywhere you like in a public space? Like where a kid or a crazy person could just pick it up if they saw it? And even if that’s legal, you think that should be legal?

      • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works
        12·
        11 months ago

        Gonna go out on a limb and guess that letting a random kid get a hold of your weapon is illegal, and would land you in quite a bit of trouble.

          • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            11 months ago

            Idk, do you want them to be executed or something? I’m guessing if a child were to get a hold of your weapon and something happened you’d be looking at jail time.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              1·
              11 months ago

              Or, you know, people shouldn’t bring guns to the beach where they likely won’t be secure. I’m not sure why you need a gun at the beach in the first place. Are you going to need protection from an angry flounder with a machete?

              • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works
                1·
                11 months ago

                I totally agree with you, I don’t see the reason either. But something not being understandable to me personally doesn’t mean it should be illegal.

                We should have strong restrictions in gaining access to these weapons, and heavy punishments for misusing them. Like leaving a firearm out in the open - obviously that should be severely punishable.

                But permits exist for a reason, and as long as someone is careful, responsible, and fully complying with the law then I don’t see a problem.

                I fully understand the worry though, and I’m not going to pretend like my opinion is infallible. Obviously what we have now just doesn’t work, and needs to be fixed.