My testimony, sorry dont have much time to craft something better.
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I oppose HB2228, and submit that the law currently in place is reasonable and sufficient to ensure that firearms aren't in the hands of people who should not possess them.
This bill is a direct violation of 5th amendment rights:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.......nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
The current 30 day time limit allows a reasonable amount of time to protest or contest the allegations that one does not meet the qualifications fro gun ownership.
Recently, we've seen a situation where the Honolulu Police Department wanted to confiscate the guns of all medical marijuana users on the grounds that they do not qualify for gun ownership. The gun owners were given 30 days to comply, in which time, the Chief of Police, Susan Ballard reversed positions, and says that the policy is now "under review". If the 24 hour notice was in place, all of these law abiding gun owners would have been required to immediately surrender their firearms. By not allowing a reasonable amount of time for citizens to defend themselves, it constitutes a direct violation of 5th amendment rights. This bill also runs afoul of the 4th amendment, the right to be free from "unreasonable searches and seizures". I consider a 24 hour confiscation period without time for due process to be "unreasonable".