Hello folks,

I understand there are multiple links here about the legality of magazines with a capacity higher than 10 rounds. I firmly believe this needs to be addressed as it presents a danger for folks who own or buy such items. I think the best thing we can do is see if Senator Slom could submit legislation that changes the wording of current laws that legalizes AK and AR Standard capacity magazines (15,20,30 rounders and above). Hell from what I have heard it’s not an issue now and I looked on line and it looks like shops here sell them (sometimes only to military and law enforcement). Folks could keep quiet about it but it’s like the traveling to or from the airport with firearms being illegal issue I posted on. Someone might get bitten by these stupid laws. No one is being attacked right now so I firmly believe we need to have this corrected before a good law abiding citizen suffers. That leads me to another point. If they only sell to military and law enforcement does that mean it’s legal for military and police to possess? How can a Military member or Police officer avoid getting screwed when others cannot? Just curious about that part. I think we should bring this to light (to the right people) but, I could be wrong.


-Rico

     §134-11  Exemptions.  (a)  Sections 134-7 to 134-9 and 134-21 to 134-27, except section 134-7(f), shall not apply:
     (1)  To state and county law enforcement officers; provided that such persons are not convicted of an offense involving abuse of a family or household member under section 709-906;

     (2)  To members of the armed forces of the State and of the United States and mail carriers while in the performance of their respective duties if those duties require them to be armed;

     (3)  To regularly enrolled members of any organization duly authorized to purchase or receive the weapons from the United States or from the State; provided the members are either at, or going to or from, their places of assembly or target practice;

     (4)  To persons employed by the State, or subdivisions thereof, or the United States while in the performance of their respective duties or while going to and from their respective places of duty if those duties require them to be armed;

     (5)  To aliens employed by the State, or subdivisions thereof, or the United States while in the performance of their respective duties or while going to and from their respective places of duty if those duties require them to be armed; and

     (6)  To police officers on official assignment in Hawaii from any state which by compact permits police officers from Hawaii while on official assignment in that state to carry firearms without registration.  The governor of the State or the governor's duly authorized representative may enter into compacts with other states to carry out this paragraph.

     (b)  Sections 134-2 and 134-3 shall not apply to such firearms or ammunition that are a part of the official equipment of any federal agency.
     (c)  Sections 134-8, 134-9, and 134-21 to 134-27, shall not apply to the possession, transportation, or use, with blank cartridges, of any firearm or explosive solely as props for motion picture film or television program production when authorized by the chief of police of the appropriate county pursuant to section 134-2.5 and not in violation of federal law. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2 and am c 272, §2; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11; am L 1996, c 60, §§1, 2; am L 1999, c 202, §1 and c 297, §2; am L 2006, c 66, §4]

It is often smarter to not ask a question if the most likely answer is not the one you want to hear.  The easiest thing for the state to do if pushed to make the law clearer will be to make the rule more strict, not less strict.  You should consider the impact of that on the gun community as a whole, and not just how you personally feel about the current situation.