Submitted my testimony: "I oppose this amendment because I believe its intent, purpose, and effect is to make it financially and legally untenable to be NRA instructor, and by chasing out NRA instructors, make it more difficult if not impossible for citizens to acquire firearms lawfully in the state of Hawaii. It is clearly an end run around the right to bear arms and unconstitutional."

Also posted to www.reddit.com/r/hawaii

Thanks to all that have submitted testimony. To those that have not yet done so, please consider submitting something ASAP.

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!

This is the first gun bill heard in the legislature this year. We believe they are "probing our defenses" and will use our response to this bill to gauge our commitment and resolve for the rest of the session. It is vitally important to have a very good showing to demonstrate that we are united, and that we are a big enough voting block to threaten their re-election next year.

We need to BURY them in testimony and to PACK the hearing room with supporters. Remember, this is our best opportunity to make a favorable "first impression" in what is going to be a long and difficult fight this year.

So spread the word, quickly. Submit your testimony and try hard to get to the hearing.

I have attached my testimony for those that might want to use the ideas within for their testimony. Remember, you don't have to actually write anything. If you can't write up testimony for some reason, all you need to do is just click the "oppose" button. That still gets read in the hearing as "opposes" and is much better than nothing. It's time to stand up and get involved. This is the first of many bills of varying restrictive gun control, up to confiscation. We need to make a good showing or we'll get walked over all year.

Testimony submitted.

Testimony submitted.

great job, people
at least hit "oppose" if you don't want to write something

Testimony submitted.

great job, people
at least hit "oppose" if you don't want to write something

Exactly!  It doesn't take much time at all. 

I submitted written testimony, but it doesn't take but 1-2 minutes to submit "Oppose" to get it on the record. 

We should also keep an eye on:

SB36
HB30
SB219

Testimony submitted. 

Just submitted testimony. Very easy to do. Encourage everyone to take macsak's advice and at least hit the oppose button

Thanks to all that have submitted testimony. To those that have not yet done so, please consider submitting something ASAP.

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!

This is the first gun bill heard in the legislature this year. We believe they are "probing our defenses" and will use our response to this bill to gauge our commitment and resolve for the rest of the session. It is vitally important to have a very good showing to demonstrate that we are united, and that we are a big enough voting block to threaten their re-election next year.

We need to BURY them in testimony and to PACK the hearing room with supporters. Remember, this is our best opportunity to make a favorable "first impression" in what is going to be a long and difficult fight this year.

So spread the word, quickly. Submit your testimony and try hard to get to the hearing.

I have attached my testimony for those that might want to use the ideas within for their testimony. Remember, you don't have to actually write anything. If you can't write up testimony for some reason, all you need to do is just click the "oppose" button. That still gets read in the hearing as "opposes" and is much better than nothing. It's time to stand up and get involved. This is the first of many bills of varying restrictive gun control, up to confiscation. We need to make a good showing or we'll get walked over all year.

thanks for the insight Hicarry. I agree, they are setting it up to see how much resistance they will encounter and if they should proceed or not with their agenda.  therefore we all need to stand together to oppose any new gun restrictions.  Submit testimony, its easier then waiving a sign, and you dont even have to stand!!!!

Will do.

Submitted testimony

9am monday-
I typed out a nice MS Word document and tried to submit it via upload.
The website threw back an error "404 page not found". ...wonderful

I printed and faxed it ok.  FAX => 548-8504 on Oahu
1-800-535-3859 for Neighbor Islander

Done.

"Aloha,

I am writing to voice my opposition to House Bill 426.

Hawaii already has some of the most effective gun violence prevention laws in the U.S. and I am somewhat proud of that fact. Mandating safety training prior to purchasing a pistol is a good idea. As a result, however, any hands-on experience with a pistol during such classes will of necessity be with firearms owned by the instructor. There is no way around it: prior to being able to legally own a pistol all training must be done with another person's firearm.

The liability immunity for firearms safety class instructors are a vital for the few civilian safety instructors that we have. While is makes perfect sense for a firearms owner to bear the liability for what  happens with their firearms it makes little sense to repeal this protection from those few who provide a vital entry point to safe gun ownership.

If these legal protections are repealed the risk is that there will be fewer safety courses that include hands-on range time with a qualified safety instructors. This equates to more new gun owners who have less understanding of firearms safety and increased public risk.

For these reasons I strongly oppose House Bill 426 and urge others to do the same."

9am monday-
I typed out a nice MS Word document and tried to submit it via upload.
The website threw back an error "404 page not found". ...wonderful

I printed and faxed it ok.  FAX => 548-8504 on Oahu
1-800-535-3859 for Neighbor Islander

there is a template online iif you need it

Submitted!   

2.5 hours left to submit testimony!!!!

As pastor niemoller said

First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.



We cant let them divide and conquer us.  this is just the first step, attacking the instructors.  We must stand together and defend them, even though we personally may not be instructors.  Who knows which group they may attack next if they are successful with this measure.  We all must stick together.  If you have not submitted testimony yet please do so.  And if you can attend in person as well that would be great.

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Sent mine in!!!

sent