Hawaii Democrats are scrambling like vampires dodging sunlight, rushing through a slew of controversial gun control bills just as the Supreme Court’s impending smackdown on the state’s infamous vampire rule looms large. For the uninitiated, this refers to Hawaii’s shadowy administrative regulation—Hawaii Administrative Rules §16-93-64—that’s been lurking in the bureaucratic darkness, effectively banning most handgun carry by demanding permits only for those with a compelling need, like imminent life-threatening danger. It’s the kind of backdoor restriction that thrives in the dead of night, evading legislative sunlight until cases like *Attaways v. Omega* thrust it into the federal spotlight. With the Ninth Circuit already signaling skepticism and SCOTUS potentially vaporizing it under *Bruen*’s public carry mandate, Dems in Honolulu are preemptively piling on with bills like HB 1786 (expanding assault weapon bans to include brace-equipped pistols) and SB 1489 (slapping storage mandates and red-flag expansions that could disarm law-abiding citizens on a neighbor’s whim).

This panic move reeks of desperation, a classic preemptive strike to fortify Hawaii’s fortress of gun prohibition before the High Court turns the tide. Think about it: Hawaii already boasts some of the nation’s strictest laws—permitless carry is a pipe dream, and open carry is all but extinct—yet violent crime festers in paradise, with Honolulu’s 2023 aggravated assault rates rivaling mainland hotspots. These bills aren’t about safety; they’re a power grab to entrench one-party dominance over the Second Amendment, betting that by layering on more red tape (like mandatory smart gun tech or serialized ammo), they can outlast judicial scrutiny. It’s clever in a Machiavellian way, exploiting the vampire rule chaos to normalize infringements that *Bruen* explicitly rejects, all while ignoring how armed citizens deter crime in places like Florida post-permitless carry.

For the 2A community, this is a clarion call: Hawaii’s frenzy foreshadows the left’s nationwide playbook as *Rahimi* and carry challenges ripple outward. Victory in *Attaways* could shatter the archipelago’s iron grip, inspiring challenges from California to New York, but only if we mobilize—file amicus briefs, fund litigants, and hammer home the data showing constitutional carry slashes crime without bloodbaths. Stay vigilant; these bonkers bills are the canary in the coal mine, warning that gun-grabbers don’t quit when courts rule—they just rewrite the rules in the shadows. Support the fight at GOA or FPC, and keep your powder dry. Aloha means goodbye to these vampire regs.