The United States Supreme Court announced it would review a significant Second Amendment challenge to Hawaii’s firearm carry restrictions. In the case of Wolford v. Lopez, the Court granted certiorari limited to the first question presented by the petitioners, focusing on whether Hawaii’s stance that private property open to the public can be presumptively designated a gun-free zone unless the property owner posts a notification that guns are allowed. The plaintiffs claim that the state’s “Vampire Rule” violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
This decision comes amid ongoing national debates over gun rights following the Court’s landmark 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which struck down restrictive concealed carry laws and established a history-and-tradition test for evaluating firearm regulations. The Wolford case could provide crucial guidance on how states can define “sensitive places” where guns may be prohibited, potentially affecting similar laws nationwide.
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