The Hawaii State Legislature is winding down. HB679 HD1 SD1 is heading toward passage, watered down a bit, so that the limited immunity provided NRA Instructors during safety classes for a handgun permit is effective only at the range, not during off-site classroom instruction. Mahalo to the large number of supporters who e-mailed, called, and submitted testimony.

A surprise House Resolution was introduced, HCR114, applying to Congress to call a national constitutional convention to change the Constitution, Obama style. Includes “(1) The repeal or modification of the Second Amendment to strengthen firearms restrictions..,” and Constitutional authority for Obamacare. This 2nd Amendment provision was deleted thanks to an amendment proposed by Rep. Ken Ito. Reso’s have little or no force, but help voters during the coming elections know where their Reps stand on their issues. Rep. Karl Rhodes (downtown Honolulu) introduced this reso, and it was co-signed by Reps. C. Lee (Waimanalo), Takumi (Pearl City), Choy (Manoa), Ichiyama (Moanalua), Keith-Agaran (Kahului), and M. Lee (Mililani). The JUD Committee, on the recommendation of Chair Keith-Agaran, voted unanimously to pass the reso, minus the 2nd Amendment repeal language.