The Second Amendment is getting a lot of attention in the 2014 election.
First-time Republican candidate Joe Kamaka said before the primary that he expects it to be an important part of his campaign against incumbent Democrat Gil Keith-Agaran for the state Senate seat representing Wailuku and Kahului.
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Gun rights advocates have scheduled a rally on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. along Ka'ahumanu Avenue near the old Kahului Shopping Center. A flyer circulated by its sponsors says, "Attention Maui candidates, we are voters in 2014."
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According to a July 2014 article in Honolulu magazine, "Despite Hawaii's strict firearm laws, gun culture is not only alive in the islands, but thriving. Firearm registrations have increased by nearly 450 percent over the past 14 years, according to the state attorney general's office. Nearly 23,000 firearm permits were processed by the state last year alone. 'Whenever there is talk about limiting availability, it drives the sale of guns,' said Harvey Gerwig, president and director of the Hawai'i Rifle Association."
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