"We are also ready and willing to enact sensible policies at the state level to pass responsible, common sense solutions to preventing gun violence."

Get ready.  If we lose rights here in Hawaii, it will be our own fault.  Every firearms faction in this state needs to come together on this, or we are done.  Any bill put forward this upcoming session is pretty much guaranteed to pass and get signed into law, there is no one to stop them except us.

Word needs to be spread to everyone now.  If you go to the range discuss it with at least one person you don't know.  GET IT OUT NOW

What are the chances of having LGS get more involved?  I understand that many do not get involved with politics because they don't want unwanted attention on themselves.  But if they all united as 1, will it help?  I have never seen a sign on the counter warning gun owners of what's going on.  And because many gun owners visit these places for ammo, guns, accessories, talk story, etc...the counter would be the perfect place to help spread the word.  And I figure LGS are the ones who are financially impacted by more regulations.  If we can't own AR's, then no more ammo and accessories to be bought, which means less sales for them.

A good example would be if someone walked in to buy some 223 ammo, if the clerk let them know that HR3947&3999 is being proposed to make your AR illegal even if it doesn't have a bump stock.  So call or write our senators to go against it.  And I'm pretty sure they know the regulars and what types of guns they have.  So even if someone's buying 9mm ammo, but they know the guy owns a few AR's, let him know what's up.

What was their involvement for rapback?

It seems like the customers are the ones who are responsible for our rights.

What are the chances of having LGS get more involved?  I understand that many do not get involved with politics because they don't want unwanted attention on themselves.  But if they all united as 1, will it help?  I have never seen a sign on the counter warning gun owners of what's going on.  And because many gun owners visit these places for ammo, guns, accessories, talk story, etc...the counter would be the perfect place to help spread the word.  And I figure LGS are the ones who are financially impacted by more regulations.  If we can't own AR's, then no more ammo and accessories to be bought, which means less sales for them.

A good example would be if someone walked in to buy some 223 ammo, if the clerk let them know that HR3947&3999 is being proposed to make your AR illegal even if it doesn't have a bump stock.  So call or write our senators to go against it.  And I'm pretty sure they know the regulars and what types of guns they have.  So even if someone's buying 9mm ammo, but they know the guy owns a few AR's, let him know what's up.

What was their involvement for rapback?

It seems like the customers are the ones who are responsible for our rights.

One problem with asking gun stores to be vocal about 2A rights is the appearance of competing interests.  Accusations would be made they are only pushing the 2A agenda because it benefits them financially. 

It is in their interest to help fight for 2A rights on many levels, but their effectiveness would be diluted if their motives are questioned.  in the end, the benefits must outweigh the cost of protesting a government that could easily put you out of business overnight.

if more strict gun laws do pass here, LGS business will go downhill

One problem with asking gun stores to be vocal about 2A rights is the appearance of competing interests.  Accusations would be made they are only pushing the 2A agenda because it benefits them financially. 

It is in their interest to help fight for 2A rights on many levels, but their effectiveness would be diluted if their motives are questioned.  in the end, the benefits must outweigh the cost of protesting a government that could easily put you out of business overnight.

I had a really long reply I just had to delete for liability purposes. 

This is even pushing the limit and is against the recommendation of counsel to just remain silent on the issue.

I am only speaking for OGC, but this may likely reflect the position of other LGS, you would have to ask them.

Please understand that due to the close working relationship that most of the LGS must maintain with the State and Federal government, we simply cannot even be seen to be affiliated with a legal challenge of this nature, however strongly we feel about it personally or how much it would be in our self interest to have rapback eliminated or repealed.

The actions that can be taken against an FFL by the State/Fed Govt are varied and can be executed almost effortlessly and can only be fought with super expensive, likely to fail, legal action.

What you may see as a challenge to your rights, hobby, or access to self defense is also our livelihood and our life's savings tied up in our inventories.

Our support could also HURT any legal action due to the obvious self interest involved should that be part of how the State defends their case, that "gun stores are behind the challenge because they want to sell more guns and don't care about Hawaii or the lives that are lost due to firearms related deaths"

It has to remain a grassroots issue of personal legal rights and whether they are being breached or not, not a campaign of those seeking profit.

We can only hope that the judicial branch will recognize rapback as the breach of rights that many of us believe it to be.