Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has chosen not to review a
ruling by Hawaii’s highest court that challenges recent national
interpretations of the Second Amendment, leaving the matter open for future consideration.
At the center of the case is a decision by the Hawaii Supreme Court,
which found that the state’s constitution does not provide a right to carry firearms in public.
The ruling also stated that Hawaii’s approach to gun laws is
shaped by its local values and does not automatically follow federal interpretations.
The case involved Christopher Wilson, who was arrested in 2017 for
carrying an unlicensed handgun while on private property. His legal
team attempted to dismiss some charges by arguing that Hawaii’s
firearm laws violated the Second Amendment. Read more below
