STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2050-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.C.R. No. 116

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 116, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ALL CURRENT STATE GUN CONTROL LAWS, HOW THEY COMPARE WITH CURRENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS, DATA ON FIREARM DISCHARGES, AND DATA ON GUN CRIME IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit a report to the Legislature detailing: 

(1) All current state gun control laws, including restrictions on ownership, modifications, and accessories; penalties for illegal use or possession; and the processes required for obtaining and dispossessing individuals of various types of firearms; 

(2) Data on violent crime in Hawaii, including the number of instances involving a firearm, the number of deaths attributed to a firearm, and the number of firearms deaths caused by an accident or accidental discharge of a firearm;

(3) Aggregate data on the number of registered firearm owners in the State and the total number of legally permitted firearms; and

(4) A comparison of state statutes, rules, and regulations to existing federal statutes, rules, and regulations where parallel comparisons are available.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities for the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and two individuals testified in support of this measure. One individual testified in opposition to this measure. The Legislative Reference Bureau commented on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 116, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair