Mahalo oe.
Just tryin; to push that pendulum back the other way.
Haven't been keeping close track of Hawaiian affairs, but one thing I noticed was that concealed carry permits have been issued on Maui.
My "extremist" view is that the government has no right to tell you whether or not you can carry concealed and if you want to carry a gun in your hat or your jock strap, it's none of their business how you "bear."
I've gone into this elsewhere, but my belief is the Inventors of our country knew what they were doing,. and even pre-Darwin's natural selection theory, recognized the notion that free keeping and bearing would result in the hotheads and ne'er-do-wells weeding themselves out. Yes, a certain amount of inoocents would be harmed, but all in all, the numbers would ultimately be less than with tight restrictions on keeping and bearing.
Put it this way. The Valentine's Day Massacre eliminated seven or eight crooks from the population without even the cost of a trial. "Moral?" "Hell, let the gangs fight it out among themselves until one kingpin emerges, then go after him for tax evasion." (I'm reminding you of how they finally got Al Capone out of circulation.)
And Billy The Kid killed seven or eight people by the time he was 22. His killing stopped at that point because he was shot to death.
Good old Darwin. Knew what he was talking about, too.
In sum: The benefits of strict observation of the Second Amendment far outweigh the so-called benefits of restricting that right.
I said it and I ain't takin' it back.
Terry, 230RN