Hawaii butterfly knife ban may be struck down soon

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Very interesting news here. Also saw some news from AKTI that there is a lawsuit challenging their ban on autos.


On Valentine’s day 2023 we didn’t have just regular expressions of love. Not at all. The 14th was a big day for attorney Alan Beck, with him showing his love for the Second Amendment during oral arguments in a case known as Teter v. Lopez (formerly Teter v. Shikada and Andrew Teter, et al v. Clare Connors, et al). Teter is a challenge to Hawaii’s complete prohibition on the possession and ownership of butterfly knives.

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Beck, argued for the plaintiffs and made short order of the state’s former arguments. In his opening remarks he divided up his arguments into three points. One, butterfly knives, like all knives, are protected arms. Two, there’s no historical basis for banning butterfly knives. Three, the analogues the state used are inappropriate, as Heller states that the Second Amendment applies prima facie to all bearable arms.
 
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