Hi guys

So you guys know me. My name is Alan Beck and I have been part of all five Second Amendment case that have been litigated in Hawaii post Heller. I've fought for you when nobody else would out of my pocket. Along with my co-counsel I convinced the Federal Court to rule that a harassment conviction is often times not a crime of violence which restored many peoples rights in Fisher v. Kealoha. I overturned Hawaii's ban on resident aliens owning firearms.  This year when the County tried to get around that ruling by requiring alien residents to travel back to their country of origin to provide clearance we forced the County to drop that policy as well.  When HPD via its facebook page was censoring speech I forced HPD to obey the First Amendment , stop censoring speech and allow open discourse. Most notably I am counsel on two challenges to Hawaii's carry laws. Baker v Kealoha and Young v. State of Hawaii. Both of which are still being litigated at the Ninth Circuit.  Many of you already know I've done this solely because the NRA has declined to help Hawaii.  That should change and with your help will change.

 I normally would not be posting about the NRA elections but a very good friend of mine is running. We've worked together on 6 federal cases. He is a good man and a excellent advocate and will be a great leader on the NRA board if you let him.  He has set up a facebook page for his run.  Please like and share it.  Get the word out.  If Stephen is elected to the board he will make Hawaii a priority.  He has given me his word on that. He will fight for your rights and get the NRA to finally start funding cases and/or sending their attorneys to Hawaii so we can take on the big issues like rap back and registration. 
I would appreciate it if a mod would make this a sticky 


https://www.facebook.com/stambo4nra/posts/914604855352628

For those of you who don’t know me personally, my name is Stephen Stamboulieh - and I’m running for the National Rifle Association’s Board of Directors. I’m not doing it for fun, I’m not doing it for attention, and I’m not trying to pad my professional resume. I’m doing it because I sincerely believe that the Second Amendment is why we remain free. Period.
I live in Mississippi, home of some of the most pro-gun citizens in these United States. In the past six years, we have passed open carry, strengthened our preemption laws, passed an enhanced carry permit , enacted Constitutional carry, and just recently, abolished state-level suppressor registration. I believe we can do just as much in every state, especially ones that ban suppressor ownership or make it incredibly difficult for their citizens to own and carry a firearm. I have been a lawyer for eight years but have worked on Second Amendment issues for even longer, and I believe my considerable legislative and administrative experience will be as valuable elsewhere as it has been in my home state. In short, I want to put my experience to YOUR use.
My personal beliefs are simple. I believe the Second Amendment says what it means, and means what it says. “Shall not be infringed” is not some cliché to me, but sets the tone for all future discussions. I believe that all law-abiding citizens should be able to own any firearm they wish - yes, including machineguns – and do not believe the founders thought any differently. I believe that gun rights are not just some political game and that the courts should be utilized more to defend them. I believe that every vote that touches on firearms issues in any way should be rated by the NRA and that the NRA should flex its ratings muscle more.
I am the attorney that filed “the machinegun cases” - Hollis v. Lynch, et al, in Texas and Watson v. Lynch, et al in Pennsylvania – and argued before two separate Courts of Appeals recently to press for our rights. I do not and will not sit idly by while our freedoms are ignored by our government. I will know that I did not simply wait for someone else to do the heavy lifting. I saw an opening - a need for action - and sought to fill it.
That same need exists within the NRA. We need to press forward and take back what we have lost while, at the same time, preventing the loss of more of our precious freedom. I can’t promise to fix all issues but, if elected to the Board of Directors, I will do everything in my power to bring the full weight of the NRA to bear on gun rights causes that need a champion. Yes, even the ownership of “black rifles,” machineguns and other NFA firearms because it is our right. That is my word and, like the Second Amendment itself, I mean precisely what I say.
I am currently actively litigating a number of Second Amendment issues ranging from NICS appeal denials in Washington, DC to New Jersey's "justifiable need" permitting process to whether the Second Amendment protects a machinegun over in Texas.
I look forward to earning your vote!
Stephen Stamboulieh

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Hi guys

So you guys know me. My name is Alan Beck and I have been part of all five Second Amendment case that have been litigated in Hawaii post Heller. I've fought for you when nobody else would out of my pocket. Along with my co-counsel I convinced the Federal Court to rule that a harassment conviction is often times not a crime of violence which restored many peoples rights in Fisher v. Kealoha. I overturned Hawaii's ban on resident aliens owning firearms.  This year when the County tried to get around that ruling by requiring alien residents to travel back to their country of origin to provide clearance we forced the County to drop that policy as well.  When HPD via its facebook page was censoring speech I forced HPD to obey the First Amendment , stop censoring speech and allow open discourse. Most notably I am counsel on two challenges to Hawaii's carry laws. Baker v Kealoha and Young v. State of Hawaii. Both of which are still being litigated at the Ninth Circuit.  Many of you already know I've done this solely because the NRA has declined to help Hawaii.  That should change and with your help will change.

 I normally would not be posting about the NRA elections but a very good friend of mine is running. We've worked together on 6 federal cases. He is a good man and a excellent advocate and will be a great leader on the NRA board if you let him.  He has set up a facebook page for his run.  Please like and share it.  Get the word out.  If Stephen is elected to the board he will make Hawaii a priority.  He has given me his word on that. He will fight for your rights and get the NRA to finally start funding cases and/or sending their attorneys to Hawaii so we can take on the big issues like rap back and registration. 
I would appreciate it if a mod would make this a sticky 


https://www.facebook.com/stambo4nra/posts/914604855352628

I thought I just finished voting for directors.  I'll seriously consider your recommendation.

I thought I just finished voting for directors.  I'll seriously consider your recommendation.

Stephen is running in 2017