Ige signs bill outlawing 'ghost guns'
Gov. David Ige signed a trio of crime-related bills into law Thursday, including one outlawing a type of unregistered firearm that was used during a Hilo shooting incident in June.
The three bills ratified are aimed at defending the most vulnerable members of society, including children and the elderly, Ige said.
House Bill 490 lowers the age at which a crime is considered a crime against a senior from 62 to 60 years of age.
“We all know the number of crimes went down during the middle of the coronavirus, when people were staying at home,” said Pearl City Rep. Gregg Takayama, an introducer of the bill. “Well, now people are returning to work, students will be returning to school. That leaves our kupuna at home, oftentimes by themselves or going out shopping for their families by themselves. So we’re hoping this bill sends a strong message to those who might target them for crimes of opportunity or violence that they will not be tolerated.”
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