https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2024/06/25/9th-circuit-weighs-whether-hawaiis-second-amendment-butterfly-knives-case-is-moot/
Daniel Collins testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in March 2019. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALMNEWS
The state argues its new law easing the weapons ban eliminates the constitutional challenge.
June 25, 2024 at 07:35 PM
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An en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday weighed whether a constitutional challenge to Hawaii’s law banning butterfly knives is moot after the state legislature revised the language to allow possession of the weapons at home and openly.
Last August, a three-judge panel ruled that Hawaii’s ban on “butterfly knives” violated the Second Amendment, finding the pocketknife-esque blade falls under the definition of “arms.”
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