9th Circuit Weighs Whether Hawaii’s Second Amendment Butterfly Knives Case Is Moot | National Law Journal

















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/ALM

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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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