Hawaii Senate Committee to Hear Trio of Bad Bills, Including Gun Maker Extortion Act

February 2, 2026
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Hawaii's Senate Public Safety Committee is gearing up for a showdown that should have every 2A supporter on high alert: a trio of bills, headlined by the notorious Gun Maker Extortion Act, set to be heard this week. This isn't just another round of feel-good legislation from the Aloha State's anti-gun machine—it's a calculated assault disguised as public safety. The so-called Extortion Act (SB 2888) would force firearms manufacturers to foot the bill for crimes committed with their products, retroactively punishing companies for products already in circulation. Think about that: if a criminal misuses a Glock in Honolulu, Glock has to pay up, regardless of any wrongdoing on their end. It's straight out of the New York playbook, where similar laws were smacked down by the Supreme Court in 2022's *New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen* for violating the First Amendment by chilling protected commercial speech. But Hawaii's radicals aren't deterred; they're doubling down, hoping to bankrupt makers like Sig Sauer or Ruger into submission. The other two bills pile on the pain: SB 2889 ramps up red flag provisions with even looser due process, allowing mere accusations to strip law-abiding citizens of their rights without a fair hearing, while SB 2890 pushes for mandatory smart gun tech that doesn't even reliably exist yet—setting the stage for de facto confiscation when no compliant firearms hit the market. This trifecta reeks of the Bloomberg-funded playbook, where states like Hawaii serve as test labs for national disarmament schemes. Cleverly, these aren't framed as outright bans; they're accountability measures that erode the industry from within, much like California's microstamping mandates that have frozen new handgun sales for over a decade. The implications for the 2A community are dire: if Hawaii succeeds, expect copycats in blue states from Jersey to the West Coast, turning manufacturers into involuntary insurers and pricing everyday carriers out of safe, reliable guns. Gun owners nationwide, don't sleep on this—contact the committee, flood the hearing with testimony, and support groups like the Hawaii Firearms Community Association fighting on the ground. These bills aren't about safety; they're about control. With SCOTUS precedents like *Bruen* and the pending *Garland v. Cargill* on bump stocks, now's the time to hammer home that the Second Amendment isn't optional, even in paradise. Stand firm, or watch the islands become ground zero for the next wave of extinction-level gun laws.

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Hawaii’s Senate Public Safety Committee is gearing up for a showdown that should have every 2A supporter on high alert: a trio of bills, headlined by the notorious Gun Maker Extortion Act, set to be heard this week. This isn’t just another round of feel-good legislation from the Aloha State’s anti-gun machine—it’s a calculated assault disguised as public safety. The so-called Extortion Act (SB 2888) would force firearms manufacturers to foot the bill for crimes committed with their products, retroactively punishing companies for products already in circulation. Think about that: if a criminal misuses a Glock in Honolulu, Glock has to pay up, regardless of any wrongdoing on their end. It’s straight out of the New York playbook, where similar laws were smacked down by the Supreme Court in 2022’s *New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen* for violating the First Amendment by chilling protected commercial speech. But Hawaii’s radicals aren’t deterred; they’re doubling down, hoping to bankrupt makers like Sig Sauer or Ruger into submission.

The other two bills pile on the pain: SB 2889 ramps up red flag provisions with even looser due process, allowing mere accusations to strip law-abiding citizens of their rights without a fair hearing, while SB 2890 pushes for mandatory smart gun tech that doesn’t even reliably exist yet—setting the stage for de facto confiscation when no compliant firearms hit the market. This trifecta reeks of the Bloomberg-funded playbook, where states like Hawaii serve as test labs for national disarmament schemes. Cleverly, these aren’t framed as outright bans; they’re accountability measures that erode the industry from within, much like California’s microstamping mandates that have frozen new handgun sales for over a decade. The implications for the 2A community are dire: if Hawaii succeeds, expect copycats in blue states from Jersey to the West Coast, turning manufacturers into involuntary insurers and pricing everyday carriers out of safe, reliable guns.

Gun owners nationwide, don’t sleep on this—contact the committee, flood the hearing with testimony, and support groups like the Hawaii Firearms Community Association fighting on the ground. These bills aren’t about safety; they’re about control. With SCOTUS precedents like *Bruen* and the pending *Garland v. Cargill* on bump stocks, now’s the time to hammer home that the Second Amendment isn’t optional, even in paradise. Stand firm, or watch the islands become ground zero for the next wave of extinction-level gun laws.

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