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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: RyDN E-zey on December 26, 2012, 06:04:36 PM

Title: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: RyDN E-zey on December 26, 2012, 06:04:36 PM
My brother-in-law said he saw a sign at HPD that said starting 2013, you will need to take a gun safety class before being issued a permit to aquire. He said the hunters ed class would suffice as well as the pistol classes. Anyone hear of this new procedure? Anyone else saw the posting while waiting in line at HPD?
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: xer 21 on December 26, 2012, 06:19:03 PM
hmm.  granted, most people have the class from their pistols, but i would need one to renew my permit...
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: bass monkey on December 26, 2012, 06:36:25 PM
Isn't it like this now? Or is that just for pistols?
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: sic_semper_tyrannis on December 26, 2012, 06:50:08 PM
You have to take a course for pistols; no classes are needed for long guns.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: bass monkey on December 26, 2012, 06:54:34 PM
Thanks for the verification. I wonder what other steps will be added to the registration process
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: zippz on December 26, 2012, 07:31:20 PM
I never took the hunters safety class, but does it really teach you how to safely fire a handgun or rifle?  I know there is no range time for it so its usefulness is questionable for me.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: sound wave on December 26, 2012, 08:17:47 PM
It never really made sense to me that they would require the person to take a handgun safety class, but not a rifle safety class. 
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: Tom_G on December 26, 2012, 09:09:55 PM
Unless there's been a revision to HRS 134-2 that slipped under the radar this past legislative session, there is no legal grounds for this.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: justin1098 on December 26, 2012, 09:23:25 PM
I was just there Monday and I didn't any new signs.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: dirsh on December 26, 2012, 09:46:45 PM
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My brother-in-law said he saw a sign at HPD that said starting 2013, you will need to take a gun safety class before being issued a permit to aquire. He said the hunters ed class would suffice as well as the pistol classes. Anyone hear of this new procedure? Anyone else saw the posting while waiting in line at HPD?

he's confusing the requirement for pistols
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: Colt808 on December 26, 2012, 09:58:47 PM
Unless there's been a revision to HRS 134-2 that slipped under the radar this past legislative session, there is no legal grounds for this.
Beat me to it...Any changes would've made the news and there would've been hearings on the matter.

he's confusing the requirement for pistols
I'm sure the long wait in line caused a temporary loss of reading comprehension.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: RyDN E-zey on December 26, 2012, 10:32:20 PM
He was probably was delirious by that time. 
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: Heavies on December 26, 2012, 11:18:43 PM
Hunter's ed allows you to get a hunting permit.  No requirment to take this class for a longgun.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: DuckFat on December 27, 2012, 08:15:38 PM
I never took the hunters safety class, but does it really teach you how to safely fire a handgun or rifle?  I know there is no range time for it so its usefulness is questionable for me.
As far as safety goes, Hunter's ed only teaches you to be aware of where you point the barrel. It covers way too many subjects so there isn't enough time to go in depth on any single subject. Good general info though, which should serve as a decent starting point for your own research into whatever interests you.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: kjcoug on December 27, 2012, 09:06:47 PM
I was at hpd this morning, and there is a sign on the registration window stating things for 2013. I asked the officer behind the window and he told me it was basically a reminder of what was needed to obtain your permits (ie. proof of citizenship for people born outside the US, and hunter Ed card for gun permits). He said it was posted because they don't have the time to remind people who don't bring all the proper documentation.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: RyDN E-zey on December 28, 2012, 07:34:59 AM
Ok, thanks for the clarification.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: Funtimes on December 28, 2012, 09:40:24 AM
What it is saying is they probably won't be letting you register if you don't have all your paperwork.  In the past, say you forgot your affidavit, they would let you fill out the paperwork and bring it back with you. Now they won't.
Title: Re: New requirmenents to register long rifles?
Post by: GZire on December 28, 2012, 11:47:42 AM
I never took the hunters safety class, but does it really teach you how to safely fire a handgun or rifle?  I know there is no range time for it so its usefulness is questionable for me.

The class very briefly covers safety in general.  It is really not geared towards teaching pistol related safety.  IMHO if you want a for real pistol safety class take LIFE, OGC, or NRA sponsored pistol safety class.