Court clears way for convict to get firearms permit

By Nelson Daranciang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 05, 2012

~~<p>A harassment conviction, even if it involved striking, shoving or kicking another person, is not a crime of violence under state law and therefore does not disqualify someone from obtaining a firearms permit, a federal judge has ruled.</p>
<p>U.S. District Judge Alan Kay made the finding last week when he issued a preliminary injunction ordering Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha to issue Kirk C. Fisher a permit to acquire firearms.</p>
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A harassment conviction, even if it involved striking, shoving or kicking another person, is not a crime of violence under state law and therefore does not disqualify someone from obtaining a firearms permit, a federal judge has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Alan Kay made the finding last week when he issued a preliminary injunction ordering Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha to issue Kirk C. Fisher a permit to acquire firearms. Login for more...