Supreme Court to review Hawaii gun‑carry restrictions
On Oct. 3, 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a challenge to Hawaii’s strict law regulating where people may carry firearms, a legal fight the Trump administration urged the justices to take. The state statute bars guns on private property unless the owner consents and bans firearms in public places such as beaches, parks, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol; the case tests the reach of the Court’s 2022 public‑carry decision and follows mixed rulings in lower courts including the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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🔍 Key Facts
- U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the Hawaii challenge on October 3, 2025.
- Hawaii law forbids firearms on private property absent owner permission and bans guns at beaches, parks, bars and alcohol‑serving restaurants.
- The Trump administration urged review, citing the Court’s 2022 ruling recognizing a public‑carry right; the 9th Circuit largely allowed Hawaii to enforce the law after reversing a lower judge’s block.