Democrats vote against gun control in surprise move
Hawaii state Democrats voted against a gun control measure which would ban assault rifles from the state.
This was about a Hawaii state legislature bill to ban assault rifles there. The sticking point was about criminalizing existing owners.
I'm genuinely surprised Democrats were upset about the lack of a grandfather clause. I would have expected them to be happy about that, especially since that "spirit of Aloha" nonsense the state supreme court pulled.
Hawaii Democrats are a bit more right-leaning than other Democrats.
Lack of a grandfather clause opens it up to a challenge on ex post facto grounds. I don't know if this factored into their reasoning, stated or unstated, but it should be considered.
