HI SCR178

Urges the United States Congress to propose and pass a constitutional amendment clarifying the Second Amendment's scope regarding the right to bear arms.

Requests Congress consider whether the Second Amendment should be repealed or amended to establish the right to bear arms as a collective right rather than an individual right.

Discusses conflicting Supreme Court interpretations: the 1939 United States v. Miller decision supporting a collective rights theory and the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision establishing an individual right to possess firearms.

Cites numerous mass shootings at schools, workplaces, and public events as justification for reconsidering Second Amendment protections.

Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and the Governor.