HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	902
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF FIREARMS BY LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 134-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     (1)  By amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The permit application form shall include the applicant's name, address, sex, height, weight, date of birth, place of birth, country of citizenship, social security number, alien or admission number, alien status, and information regarding the applicant's mental health history and shall require the fingerprinting and photographing of the applicant by the police department of the county of registration; provided that where fingerprints and photograph are already on file with the department, these may be waived.  The permit application form shall also require an applicant who is a permanent resident alien or nonresident alien to provide the police department with documentary proof of alien status."

     (2)  By amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

     "(d)  The chief of police of the respective counties may issue permits to acquire firearms to citizens and lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States of the age of twenty-one years or more, or duly accredited official representatives of foreign nations, or duly commissioned law enforcement officers of the State who are nonresident aliens; provided that any law enforcement officer who is the owner of a firearm and who is [an] a nonresident alien shall transfer ownership of the firearm within forty-eight hours after termination of employment from a law enforcement agency.  The chief of police of each county may issue permits to nonresident aliens of the age of eighteen years or more for use of rifles and shotguns for a period not exceeding sixty days, upon a showing that the nonresident alien has first procured a hunting license under chapter 183D, part II.  The chief of police of each county may issue permits to nonresident aliens of the age of twenty-one years or more for use of firearms for a period not exceeding six months, upon a showing that the nonresident alien is in training for a specific organized sport-shooting contest to be held within the permit period.  The attorney general shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, as to what constitutes sufficient evidence that [an] a nonresident alien is in training for a sport-shooting contest.  Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary and upon joint application, the chief of police may issue permits to acquire firearms jointly to spouses who otherwise qualify to obtain permits under this section."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before the effective date of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	BY REQUEST

 

 

Report Title:

Acquisition of Firearms by Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens

 

Description:

Makes it clear that the police may grant applications to acquire firearms to lawful permanent resident aliens.

 

 

 

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