Coverage dated September 22, 2026

Ninth Circuit finds lower court missed the mark in Hawaii firearms regulation case

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An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit determined Hawaii's gun licensing rules are objective and non-abusive, making them presumptively constitutional.

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AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
Ninth Circuit Flips Bruen’s Burden to Uphold Hawaii Gun-Purchase Restrictions (opens AmmoLand Shooting Sports News)
Published Sep 22, 2026
AmmoLand Shooting Sports News's feed description
A divided Ninth Circuit reversed another Second Amendment victory, treating Hawaii’s handgun-permit deadline and police-inspection mandate as presumptively constitutional because they sit inside a “shall-issue” system.
Bearing Arms
Ninth Circuit Reverses Course, Upholds Hawaii's Bizarre Gun Purchasing Restrictions (opens Bearing Arms)
Published Sep 22, 2026
Townhall
Ninth Circuit Court Just Upheld of These Ridiculous Gun Laws (opens Townhall)
Published Sep 22, 2026
Courthouse News Service
Ninth Circuit finds lower court missed the mark in Hawaii firearms regulation case (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Sep 22, 2026
Courthouse News Service's feed description
An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit determined Hawaii's gun licensing rules are objective and non-abusive, making them presumptively constitutional.