Hawaii’s Teen Gun Purchase Ban Draws Constitutional Lawsuit (1)

Hawaii’s laws that prohibit adults under the age of 21 to purchase a firearm are unconstitutional, a new federal district court lawsuit says.

The plaintiffs, which include federally licensed firearms dealers, say Hawaii’s firearm prohibition for adults between the ages of 18 and 20 makes it impossible for individuals to exercise their rights under the Second Amendment, according to their their complaint filed Wednesday at the US District Court for the District of Hawaii.

This lawsuit follows a 2023 trial court ruling in Brown v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, holding that restricting the sale of handguns ...