A letter sent from Teters atty to the 9th circuit since there is a new bladed weapon ban proposed.

"I write to bring to the Court’s attention Hawaii SB No. 433.1
 In this proposed
bill, Hawaii moves to restrict both the open and concealed carry of “bladed weapon,”
with an exception at this moment for only switchblades and butterfly knives.
On May 14, 2024, Defendants proposed that this case was moot because, inter
alia, Hawaii “eliminate open-carry prohibitions on certain weapons like daggers and
blackjacks…”
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and “butterfly knives.” Defendants postulated that the “Hawaii
legislature has no plans to reenact a prohibition on the possession of butterfly knives,
and there is no record evidence that could possibly establish any reasonable expectation
that the old version of [§ 134-53] will be readopted.” See DktEntry 178-1 at 6. But as
can be seen from this proposal, Hawaii intends again to amend its law.
As it stands now, if this Court declines to rule on Plaintiffs’ appeal, then nothing
would stop Hawaii from amending § 134-53 to include a ban on butterfly knives in the
future. SB No. 433 proposes to ban the carry of all manner of types of commonly
owned pocketknives, flipping the burden to a potential defendant to prove, as “an
affirmative defense to prosecution,” that the “specific weapon carried” is “currently in
common use in this country for lawful self-defense purposes[.]” SB No. 433 at 3."

Alan Beck the lawyer is being stiffed for attorney fees.  The reason is because the state changed the law before a final ruling could be made.  This isn't the first time this has happened.

This is why it's important to defeat bills before they become law.  We are lucky to have Alan and Kevin O'Grady helping us for now.  But at some point, they may not due to the cost.

The court even stated that what HI did was sneaky and they should be paying the lawyers they used more since they don't have to pay Alan for 5 years of work.