Gun-rights advocates came out in force this afternoon at the Capitol Building to protest House Bill 426, which would repeal an NRA liability exemption.

Dozens of people packed a third-floor conference room to testify against the proposed legislation. 

Person after person told Judiciary Chair Karl Rhoads that the bill would actually make Hawaii less safe. They said NRA gun-safety trainers would quit if they weren’t exempt from liability in the case of injury resulting from a gun going off during a training session. 

There’s a mountain of testimony available hereRead the legislation here.

Nathan Eagle

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