A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.

A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.

  • @[email protected]
    32•2 years ago

    Why the fuck does anyone need a gun on the beach? I can’t think of one justifiable argument for needing one there.

    • @Khanzarate
      24•2 years ago

      But, what if someone sees an undesirable, having a good time, and simply wants to exercise their god-given right to harass them without fear of consequences?

      How do you stand your ground at them without this most basic thing?

        • @Khanzarate
          10•2 years ago

          Isn’t it? I got sad writing it.

          My alternative was to point out that some sharks are black and there are cops on the beaches but I felt this line does a better job. Slightly more relevant.

        • BaroqueInMind
          4•2 years ago

          It’s not a valid argument, because frankly both harassment and brandishing a firearm are both illegal everywhere in the USA, which means there actually is consequences.

          • @Potatos_are_not_friends
            2•2 years ago

            Brandishing a firearm? Cops will shrug and say if you weren’t shot, there’s no issue and laugh at you.

    • @saltesc
      16•2 years ago

      A well tanned Militia, being necessary to the security of a free Shore, the right of the beachgoers to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

    • @jeffwM
      8•2 years ago

      To fight the dangerous riptide?

    • @[email protected]
      6•2 years ago

      Well duh how else are you going to protect yourself from all the other armed people on the beach?

    • Stench5692
      6•2 years ago

      Because they’re constantly pants shittingly terrified of anything they don’t understand and need a gun to feel anything other than the constant overwhelming feeling of cowardice in the face of normal life.

      • @[email protected]
        2•2 years ago

        “Beach moose! Everybody run for cover! I’ll take care of this!” and then I just started blastin’…

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
      3•2 years ago

      Well, what it someone really, really wants to get sand and salt water into all the little nooks and crannies and tightly clearanced areas in their gun?

    • money_loo
      2•2 years ago

      It’s like that Taylor Swift song goes: “It’s like guns on the beach, weird but fuckin beau-POP POP POP POP”.

      It’s an American classic.