The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law in Hawaii that required people licensed to carry a concealed firearm to seek permission to do so on private property. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
June 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaiian law that required people to ask permission to carry a concealed firearm onto a private property.
The Court's majority, in a 6-3 ruling, said that Hawaii cannot block a properly licensed person from carrying a concealed weapon on private properties that are open to the public.
Hawaii was one of five states that enacted similar laws after the Court in a 2018 ruling said that states could not limit gun licenses to "exceptional cases" because it violated the 2nd Amendment right to carry a firearm.
The law required people who wanted to carry their firearm in places such as gas stations, restaurants, grocery and other stores, dry cleaners and other properties that are "open to the public" to get permission to carry their gun.
