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Hawaii isn’t the first blue state in the nation to impose a ban on so-called ghost guns this year, but the two bills signed by Gov. Daniel Ige may very well be the worst that we’ve seen turned into laws.
House Bill 1366, actually expands the ban on home-built firearms that was originally approved last year. The new bill bans the possession of unfinished frames and receivers, as well as any home-built firearms that were legally constructed by Hawaii residents. The previous law didn’t ban possession for those guns that were owned prior to the ban imposed in 2020, but now these residents must either destroy their home-built guns, turn them over to police, or risk a felony charge if they’re found with an unserialized firearm when the new law takes effect on January 1st.