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Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii’s Gun Restrictions in Major Second Amendment Case

Hawaii’s law required gun owners to get permission to carry their weapons in stores and hotels.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii’s Gun Restrictions in Major Second Amendment Case
The Supreme Court in Washington on June 23, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Stacy Robinson
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Matthew Vadum
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The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 25 to strike down a Hawaii gun law that banned residents from carrying concealed weapons in privately owned public places, such as gas stations and shopping malls, without permission from the owners.

The majority opinion in Wolford v. Lopez was authored by Justice Samuel Alito.

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Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]