Hawaii state Democrats voted against a gun control measure which would ban assault rifles from the state.
  • solrize@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    This was about a Hawaii state legislature bill to ban assault rifles there. The sticking point was about criminalizing existing owners.

  • ssroxnak@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m genuinely surprised Democrats were upset about the lack of a grandfather clause. I would have expected them to be happy about that, especially since that “spirit of Aloha” nonsense the state supreme court pulled.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Hawaii Democrats are a bit more right-leaning than other Democrats.

      Lack of a grandfather clause opens it up to a challenge on ex post facto grounds. I don’t know if this factored into their reasoning, stated or unstated, but it should be considered.