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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The latest lawsuit to take aim at Hawaii’s gun laws challenges the state’s ban on gun ownership for young adults 18 to 20 years old.
Elijah Pinales, 19, and Juda Roache, who turns 18 next month, want to own guns for self-defense.
That’s according to their lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu this week.
Their lawyers assert that Hawaii is the only state with a complete ban on acquiring and owning firearms and ammunition by those who are 18 to 20.
Hawaii’s gun ownership ban for young adults dates back to 1994.
The state “doubled down” this year by prohibiting the possession of ammunition by those under 21.
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