Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-101

Current through Chapter 253 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 134-101 - Definitions

As used in this part:

"Firearm accessory" means an attachment or device designed or adapted to be inserted into, affixed onto, or used in conjunction with a firearm that is designed, intended, or functions to alter or enhance the firing capabilities of the firearm, the lethality of the firearm, or a shooter's ability to hold or use a firearm.

"Firearm industry member" means a person, firm, corporation, company, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity or association engaged in the manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, wholesale, or retail sale of firearm-related products.

"Firearm precursor part" means any forging, casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar article that has reached a state in manufacture where it may readily be completed, assembled, or converted to be used as the frame or receiver of a functional firearm, or that is marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as the frame or receiver of a functional firearm once completed, assembled, or converted.

"Firearm-related product" means a firearm, ammunition, a firearm precursor part, a firearm component, or a firearm accessory that meets any of the following conditions:

(1) The item is sold, made, or distributed in the State;

(2) The item is intended to be sold or distributed in the State; or

(3) The item is or was possessed in the State and it was reasonably foreseeable that the item would be possessed in the State.

"Reasonable controls" means reasonable procedures, acts, or practices that are designed, implemented, and enforced to do the following:

(1) Prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or another or of possessing or using a firearm-related product unlawfully;

(2) Prevent the loss or theft of a firearm-related product from the firearm industry member; and

(3) Ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of federal or state law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product.

HRS § 134-101

Added by L 2023, c 28,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.