{"id":2618968,"date":"2026-06-25T10:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-strikes-down-sweeping-hawaii-gun-law-6-3\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:23:48","slug":"supreme-court-strikes-down-sweeping-hawaii-gun-law-6-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-strikes-down-sweeping-hawaii-gun-law-6-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court strikes down sweeping Hawaii gun law 6-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-strikes-down-sweeping-hawaii-gun-law-6-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Supreme Court delivered a significant victory for gun rights advocates by striking down Hawaii&#8217;s broad gun law that required permission to carry firearms on private property. justice Samuel Alito authored the 6-3 majority opinion, ruling that the law violates both the Second and 14th Amendments, arguing it undermines the constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense.The case,Wolford v. Lopez, challenged hawaii\u2019s Act 52, enacted in 2023, which prohibited handgun permit holders from carrying on private property without explicit permission. During oral arguments, the justices expressed skepticism about Hawaii\u2019s defense, with some suggesting the law diminishes Second Amendment rights. This decision follows another recent supreme Court ruling that found a federal law banning firearm possession by unlawful drug users unconstitutional, marking a broader trend of strengthening gun rights. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-mail-ballots-public-but-lets-pa-hide-vote-records\/\" title=\"Court Rules Mail Ballots Public But Lets PA Hide Vote Records\">case highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> between gun rights and private property laws.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> handed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guns-and-firearms\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"780\">gun<\/a> rights activists a major victory on Thursday, striking down a sweeping <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1259\">Hawaii<\/a> gun law that required gun owners to get permission to carry their firearms on any private property in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice Samuel Alito <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/24-1046_nmio.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/24-1046_nmio.pdf\">wrote<\/a> the 6-3 majority opinion, finding Hawaii\u2019s law is unconstitutional under both the Second and 14th amendments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4622599\/vineyard-urges-supreme-court-halt-judgment-wine-tastings\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vineyard urges Supreme Court to halt $3.9 million judgment for hosting wine tastings<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4620784\/clarence-thomas-dhs-win-denying-criminal-immigrants-us-entry\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Clarence Thomas hands DHS win on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-hands-dhs-win-on-denying-criminal-immigrants-entry-into-us\/\" title=\"Thomas hands DHS win on denying criminal immigrants entry into US\">denying criminal immigrants entry<\/a> into the country<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4620560\/supreme-court-denies-rastafarian-lawsuit-prison-cut-dreadlocks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court denies Rastafarian\u2019s lawsuit against prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis regime hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about their daily lives,\u201d Alito wrote. \u201cWe hold that the law is unconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4422073\/hawaii-gun-rights-case-supreme-court-private-property-laws\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4422073\/hawaii-gun-rights-case-supreme-court-private-property-laws\/\">Wolford v. 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Bruen<\/em>, violated the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawaii\u2019s\u00a0Act 52, enacted in 2023, banned handgun owners who have a concealed carry permit from bringing their weapon onto private property unless the owner or manager gave the person \u201cexpress authorization to carry a firearm on\u00a0the property.\u201d Gun rights advocates have claimed the law is too sweeping and violates the\u00a0Second Amendment by effectively nullifying their concealed carry permits, while anti-gun advocates framed the dispute as a matter of private property rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4422073\/hawaii-gun-rights-case-supreme-court-private-property-laws\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4422073\">HAWAII GUN CASE AT SUPREME COURT PITS GUN RIGHTS AGAINST PRIVATE PROPERTY LAWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4425712\/alito-accuses-hawaii-relegating-gun-rights-second-class-status\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4425712\/alito-accuses-hawaii-relegating-gun-rights-second-class-status\/\">oral arguments in January<\/a>, a majority of the justices appeared deeply skeptical of Hawaii\u2019s defense of its sweeping gun law, with  Alito pointedly asserting to Hawaii\u2019s lawyer that their argument was \u201crelegating the Second Amendment to second-class status.\u201d Chief Justice John Roberts also added to the chorus of concern, saying it appeared Hawaii was treating the Second Amendment as a \u201cdisfavored right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high court issued another key gun rights ruling earlier this month in <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4568152\/supreme-court-expands-guns-marijuana-hemani\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4568152\/supreme-court-expands-guns-marijuana-hemani\/\">United States v. Hemani<\/a><\/em>, in which it ruled that a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal law barring unlawful drug users<\/a> from possessing firearms was unconstitutional. The narrow ruling was a major victory for marijuana users who own firearms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii gun law, 6-3 ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2618969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26120642581491.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57243,52020,81723,36794,32275],"class_list":["post-2618968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-firearm-legislation","tag-gun-rights-2","tag-hawaii-gun-law","tag-legal-ruling","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26120642581491.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618972,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618968\/revisions\/2618972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}