No. 23-7517October Term 2024Decided Dec 9, 2024
Wilson v. Hawaii
This case involves a challenge to Hawaii's handgun licensing laws, specifically examining whether prosecuting an individual for carrying a handgun without a license violates the Second Amendment under the standards set by the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Dec 9, 2024
- What it's about
This case involves a challenge to Hawaii's handgun licensing laws, specifically examining whether prosecuting an individual for carrying a handgun without a license violates the Second Amendment under the standards set by the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen.
Question presented
Whether the test articulated in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen determines when a state's criminal prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license violates the Second Amendment.
- Case path
Supreme Court of Hawaii / Decision released Dec 9, 2024
- Area
Gun Rights
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 30, 2026
- Method
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