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HAWJIC 15.03A

LAWFUL CARRYING OF UNLOADED FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION

Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · 06/29/00 · compendium p. 926

Statutes:§134-6
LAWFUL CARRYING OF UNLOADED FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION: HRS § 134-6(c) and (e) It is lawful to carry an unloaded firearm or ammunition in an enclosed container from the place of purchase to the purchaser's place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places upon change of place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places and [a place of repair] [a target range] [a licensed dealer's place of business] [an organized, scheduled firearms show or exhibit] [a place of formal hunter or firearm use training or instruction] [a police station]. It is the burden of the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant was not carrying the unloaded firearm or the ammunition in an enclosed container or that the Defendant was not carrying the unloaded firearm or ammunition between (specify authorized locations). "Enclosed container" means a rigidly constructed receptacle or a commercially manufactured gun case or the equivalent thereof, that completely encloses the firearm. Notes HRS §§ 134-6(c) and (e), 702-206(1), (2) and (3).

Notes & authorities

HRS §§ 134-6(c) and (e), 702-206(1), (2) and (3).

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