HONOLULU — The number of firearms registered in Hawaii decreased by nearly 24 percent last year, according to figures from the state attorney general’s office.
The figures show that registrations dropped to 40,635 in 2017 from 53,400 in 2016, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday.
In 2017, 16,443 personal or private firearm applications were processed, decreasing by 23.2 percent from the 21,408 applications processed the year before.
Of the registration applications, 96 percent were approved last year, according to the state data. The data shows that 1.7 percent were denied due to the applicants being disqualified, and the remaining 2.2 percent were rejected for applicants’ failure to return permits.
Despite the sharp decrease last year, the number of registrations is still much higher than the numbers recorded nearly two decades ago, said Paul Perrone, a research chief for the attorney general’s office. The state registered 13,617 firearms in 2000. Firearm registrations peaked at 60,757 in 2013 with a notable rise beginning in 2008.
“There’s a direct relationship between a concern of scarcity and people buying more than they would have if scarcity was not an issue,” Hawaii Rifle Association President Harvey Gerwig said.
During President Barack Obama’s second term in office, firearm sales and registration boomed. Gerwig said people were concerned about the possibility of additional restrictions being placed on firearms during the last administration.
With Donald Trump in office, Gerwig said people are not buying guns at the same rate.
I will be there soon and will registar my guns…aloha
You should learn how to spell register first before you even own a gun.
Welcome Back CorenHole Jack! Hows the Keester?
You should learn how to spell as well.
As well as when to use proper punctuation.
I won’t hold my breath however.
Expecting a TrumpPutin troll to learn something is a waste of my time.
The best part of CornHole Jack ran down mom’s leg at conception!
Thought you blocked me??
Please be aware:
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Du Mhan Yhu
Doug Fir
Kawaii
Tater
All one in the same person!
Worst part of:
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Du Mhan Yhu
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They were not aborted
PS I think your time is better spent celebrating the 10 people dead in Texas at the hands of a nut job (like yourself) instead of replying to me with such grade school intellect.
Thanks CornHole Jack I will take that into consideration but you don’t know how I feel about the victims from this AM’s shooting. But if calling me a nut job makes you feel better so be it. I only reply to you with “grade school intellect” because you are a fool who believes he has all the answers.
I do know how you feel.
You are fine with it.
As for your responses to me – keep them coming.
Each one proves beyond any doubt what kind of person it is you are!
Too bad one of those 10 was not you.
PS – If calling me a “CornHole” makes you fell better – well it proves my whole point. You are incapable of having any ability to debate a topic – so I must be one of those “CornHolers”
Throw up something other than your religious republican rhetoric – and see if there can be a debate between you and me.
But again, I wont hold my breath.
When your lack of intellect stoops to immediately calling me a “CornHole” – it shows you are beyond reason and lack any formal education as well as comprehension skills
PSPS Make sure you upvote your posts with all your other screen names!
The perp was apparently one of Hom-Jack’s type of people: an atheist and Antifart type.
Actually again wrong.
The guy was NAZI and christian.
Like you
what a goddam smartass…..did I spell that right? aloha
Actually, no you did not.
I guess “god” likes to play with water dams!
Now, make one more post and prove my point once yet again!
Either a sick teenager, or a very ill old man.
Thought you blocked me??
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Du Mhan Yhu
Doug Fir
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All one in the same person!
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Well 8 maybe 10 kids dead this morning in Texas.
“Thoughts and prayers” to be offered up soon by the orange haired baboon and his fellow bootlicking republicans!!
…funny thing is he IS YOUR President and that must make you just CRAZY……at least for those of us that are normal and decent and did not want Obama we let him govern. We argued, yes but we let him govern. Far be it for you to do the same. Sad because even though places like Chicago have serious gun control, (short of confiscation), they have serious issues with gun violence….still.
Funny thing is that a cretin slimebag like you breathes.
Shamu The Whale please leave CornHole Jack alone he is very sensitive. A Snowflake in Hilo!
PS the orange haired baboon IS NOT my POTUS.
He is an enemy of the State.
Now, as for letting whom govern, just pretend I am you when Obama was POTUS!
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I have to laugh at this SSAD afflicted, hate filled creep, 10 out of 14 posts spewing his mental illness for all to recoil from and maybe pity what it is like to live with so much hatred. He is the only blocked ID I run at this time, so it is clear the spittle laced screeching goes on.
I am sure he has been babbling about his mysterious IP tracking ability that he lies about, never once showing even a portion of these alleged viewings.
I have to laugh at this pitiful ignorant useless person.
Constantly calls ANYONE and EVERYONE he disagrees with as being afflicted with SSAD. (Google it)
Posts under a dozen or more screen names – even upvoting his posts under one screen name with his numerous other screen names.
Constantly claims to have blocked other posters, only to post a reply after reply.
Never offers any substance to any debate, just constantly retorts with inane babble – often just making stuff up out of thin air.
It is disgusting that this world is filled with such ignorant vermin.
A day or so ago this creep was posting that every one of the posters that bothered him were all the same person.
Is he still thrashing around in this delusion that there is only one person that opposes him and his “agenda”, whatever the hell that might be?
Mental illness can be nasty if not treated, But I seem to recall that treatment was considered politically incorrect decades ago.
And now we have the homeless epidemic and this very ill character.
Thought you blocked me??
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Du Mhan Yhu
Doug Fir
Kawaii
Tater
All one in the same person!
Can’t debate on topics – so everyone is mentally ill
Further, there must be something to be said about the vanity of one who replies to his own posts
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Du Mhan Yhu
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Kawaii
Tater
All one in the same person!
#FakeNews CornHole Jack!
Thought you blocked me?
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All one in the same person!!!
So the “big man” who shot and killed 10 people and injured 10 plus others admits his intent was to kill a bunch of people and then himself.
Then could not find the courage to pull the trigger on himself at the end.
Speaks volumes!
Sounds like a Democrat to me!
To the contrary.
NAZI supporter and christian.
Clearly a republican.
Did you hear about the boob who came to the school after it hit the air waves carrying an American flag, armed with a gun, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and screaming babble at the top of his lungs!
I bet he was not a democrat!
You should know, any intelligent person doesn’t obey a law where you register what is your God given rights. I’m not going to tell Hawaiian cops I have a gun. Only idiots do so. You figure it out.
I’m more likely to get some real assault weapons, than ask you for some puny hunting rifles. Think about that and your foolish laws.
Molon Labe!
Good!
It just adds another 20 years to your eventual prison sentence, but I’m god with that!
Also, I am sorry your genetics left you with such a small manhood that you compensate with “real assault weapons”
Everybody that reads your comments automatically understands you are
not too bright. Enlighten us and run for county council, you will fit right in.
Actually, the people who read your inane right wing babble know what a slime bag you are.
As for running for council, I have a golden rule that I can’t work for anyone dumber than me.
If I were to run and win, I end up working for you.
So that would break my golden rule.
Now go on. Come back with more right wing ignorance that you are so adept at showing off.
A$$ wipe I’m Libertarian.
That’s ashamed. You being the libertarian party down.
English your second language? Or do you Typo as much as I do?
Clearly, you confuse your ignorance with intellect
Hilo Jack,
You are clearly a guy most people would avoid.
You are definitely a Hawaiian Democrat.
Dumb as a post or infected Ohia tree.
Oh how typical!
Well, in the end I guess one is better off being a dumb as a post Hawaiian democrat than a republican who supports kids being shot up virtually every day, wants to deny any form of social services and take social security and health care away and POTUS who cheats on his wife and conspires with Russia.
Maybe next time, its your kid shot dead at school!
Clearly he will also have an unregistered weapon.
Sounds like you could be a suspect?
Easy Corn Hole Jack your out numbered! And your a know it all!
Thought you blocked me??
Please be aware:
Buds4All
Du Mhan Yhu
Doug Fir
Kawaii
Tater
All one in the same person!
And i am not outnumbered. I am dealing with just one person, with multiple screen names!
You know – a person who constantly throws up derogatory insults against “hom-sexual” as you and your numerous “alts” do, shows a deep down need to deflect on what it is they really are.
Don’t worry – its OK if you come out. And i will keep your secret if you are not ready!
Easy CornHole Jack you ok? That was not you who burned his plums off with the lave was it? You are very paranoid theses days is it the fumes or the ice bra?
Thought you blocked me??
Please be aware:
Buds4All
Du Mhan Yhu
Doug Fir
Kawaii
Tater
All one in the same person!
But anyhow, no not me! I believe its also spelled “lava”
Not paranoid at all, just telling the truth. Something you could not tell if it bit you on your clear morbidly fat a$$!
Easy CornHole Jack , wakie wakie stop playing with your snakie! Man you are totally paranoid, we are not one in the same that respond to you!
Yes you are all one in the same!
You might be able to fool your ignorant fellow republican Christian conservatives but me – no I know better!
Also, I can imagine a cretin like you plays with your snake quite a bit!!
Now, go kiss mommy, open up her first bud light with your one remaining tooth and drag your knuckles back to your computer and impress us all with your sheer ignorance!
PS. Again, the constant reference to “CornHole” is a subconscious cry from you.
It’s OK with me if you want to come out of that closet, but I do understand you have to keep up the appearance of being straight.
Corn Hole Jack you OK? As much as a nut job as you are I hope your not in harms way over on that side. All quiet in Kona Town.
I thought you blocked me?
Anyway, I am glad you thought to respond to a week plus old post!
It shows the above average level of what kind of Trump/Putin troll it is you really are! I have heard that Russians have trouble telling time!
At any event – all is fine here where I am at! Was wondering why you don’t fly over from the Trump/Putin troll factory and help out at the shelter for the evacuated people in Puna.
We might even meet up there?!?!
Assuming you would fly half way around the world to Puna!
Just checking on my rival. Too long of a flight from KOA to ITO, I try not to travel out of my comfort zone. Be safe Corn Hole!
You mean from Kiev.
Now maybe if you really lived here you would know about flying from Kona to Hilo!
Maybe it’s time to let one of your alter egos start to reply so your cover is not totally blown!
I am sure stepping outside your 4’ x4’ cubical in the Trump/Putin troll factory is outside your comfort zone.
But then again, I can imagine that traveling with that 200 pound ball and chain can be very uncomfortable!
Carry on my Trump/Putin troll. In the meantime keep looking for those flights from Kona to Hilo!!
“if you really lived here ” – Donkey Mill
“- Donkey Mill”
What is that supposed to prove?
Malama Market
Geeze Corn Hole Jack I reached out in true concern for your well being and you go all angry liberal on me. Stay safe over there!
What does that mean?
Go all angry liberal on me?
Again, just cause you babble something does not make it true of factual.
You know, like how the orange haired baboon always does!
How you coming on that Kona to Hilo flight?
PS. I am sure that you and all your other screen name alternates are quite upset that ABC cancelled the new Roseanne show that you and the orange haired baboon just love.
Seems that ABC has moral standards that do not allow a loud mouthed racist bigot to open their fat mouth and say really stupid stuff!
Maybe they could say something to Roseanne too??!!!
Who is Rosanne?
Your secret true love
Slime bag; dumb; ignorance; babble; key words in your highly intellectual critique(s). Childish. Continue to “grow up”, you!
Well what can you call a slime bag, dumb, ignorant, babbling person other than those terms?
Please enlighten me on what I should call a slime bag, dumb, ignorant, babbling person.
Childish name-calling. Grow up!
Look out, he will add you to his little list of every poster he thinks is the same person. All out to get him I suppose.
He is not well and very paranoid.
Thought you blocked me???
Please be aware:
Buds4All
Du Mhan Yhu
Doug Fir
Kawaii
Tater
All one in the same person!
Again, we see you speak out of both sides of your mouth!
I thought you blocked me?
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Du Mhan Yhu
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I see ignorance and stupidity are your strong points!
24 out of 39 posts are blocked out. Someone really triggered the sick one.
I thought you blocked me??
Yeh – the post where one of your other screen names “tater” called McCain a POS!
Please be aware:
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Du Mhan Yhu
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All one in the same person!
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