STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1293-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2151
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 2151, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill as received by your Committee is as
follows: 1) To provide for the issuance of firearms owner
identification cards; 2) to regulate the sale of firearm
ammunition; 3) to require re-registration of firearms; and 4) to
require reporting by certain persons of their treatment of
patients with the conditions listed in Section 134-7(c), Hawaii
Revised Statutes.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
State Department of the Attorney General Health and Human
Services Division, Department of Health, Commission on the Status
of Women, City and County of Honolulu Department of the
Prosecuting Attorney, Hawaii Citizens' Rights PAC, The Bell
Campaign, Hawaii Firearms Control Coalition, Keiki Injury
Prevention Coalition, League of Women Voters, and a number of
concerned individuals.  Testimony in opposition to this measure
was received from the Hawaii Rifle Association, Hawaii
Psychiatric Medical Association, Mental Health Association in
Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Association, Hawaii Psychological
Association, and a number of concerned individuals.  Testimony
was also received from the City and County of Honolulu Police
Department and Kaiser Permanente.

 
 
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     Your Committee finds that the community goal of creating a
safe environment for all citizens of the State will be furthered
by periodic inquiry into mental health histories and criminal
records of registered gun owners, and by periodic updates of
State registy via statements by registrants.

     Your Committee has amended this bill as follows:

     (1)  Deleting the provisions regarding firearms owner
          identification cards, sales of ammunition, re-
          registration, and mandatory health care provider
          reporting of patients treating for certain conditions;
          and 

     (2)  Inserting provisions regarding the following:

          (a)  Periodic mental health history and criminal record
               inquiry;

          (b)  Registry update by submission of statements made
               under penalty of perjury; and

          (c)  Penalties for failure to cooperate with county
               police in the implementation of the aforementioned
               provisions, and for failure to comply with the
               same.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 2151, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2151, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the
calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair