Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii Concealed Carry Law but Notes Property Owners May Still Bar Guns

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s concealed carry law last week in Wolford v. Lopez, Washington Examiner reported. ” Barrett called the statute “vile” and stated that Hawaii was treating the Bruen precedent like “a matching game,” where any old law that shares a simple mechanism counts, regardless of the actual intent.

The 1865 Louisiana statute barred anyone from carrying a firearm onto another person’s property without the owner’s consent. Hawaii’s legal team cited it as historical support for its own law. Justice Samuel Alito wrote that owners of establishments open to the public can admit or exclude persons carrying guns for self-defense under either the common-law rule or Hawaii’s law.