Hawaii’s Butterfly Knife Ban Will Get Full Ninth Circuit Review

Hawaii will get a second chance to argue that its ban on butterfly knives is permissible under the Second Amendment, after the Ninth Circuit agreed to rehear the case en banc Thursday.

The vote vacates a ruling that said “the possession of butterfly knives is conduct protected by the plain text of the Second Amendment” and that Hawaii failed to show the ban was consistent with the country’s historical tradition.

Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit scheduled oral arguments for the week of June 24, 2024, according to ...