STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3158

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 197
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 197 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE KEIKI INJURY
     PREVENTION COALITION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE
     AND RECOMMEND MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF TRIGGER OR
     GUN LOCKS BY FIREARM OWNERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure, as introduced, is to request the
Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition to convene a working group to
evaluate and recommend measures to encourage the use of trigger
or gun locks by firearm owners.

     Testimony in opposition to this measure was received from
the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition, Hawaii Rifle Association,
and the Chairperson of the Eddie Eagle program.

     Your Committee finds that in order to better protect our
children from firearm-related deaths and injuries in Hawaii,
better education and prevention programs are needed, such as the
Eddie Eagle program sponsored by the Hawaii Rifle Association.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by deleting all
references to trigger or gun locks and inserting language
encouraging the use of safety programs such as the Eddie Eagle
program.  


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 197, as amended herein, and recommends
that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary, in the form
attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 197, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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