Hawaii becomes first state to monitor gun owners through an FBI criminal database that alerts local police of any arrests
Governor David Ige signed a bill allowing police to enroll gun owners in FBI database known as ‘Rap Black’
Police are alerted if gun owner from Hawaii is arrested anywhere in the US
Senator Will Espero introduced bill, suggested other states could follow
Ige also passed two other laws- one bars stalkers and those convicted of sexual assault from gun ownership
Another law requires those diagnosed with serious mental disorders to surrender their firearms
By JESSICA CHIA
DAILYMAIL.COM
25 June 2016
Hawaii is now the first state to monitor gun owners through a federal criminal record database.
The state’s Governor David Ige signed a bill that allows the police to enroll gun owners, who are already required to register their firearms, in a FBI database known as ‘Rap Black’.
When a gun owner from the state is arrested anywhere in the US, county police departments will be notified before evaluating whether the person can legally continue to own the weapons.
The state has also passed two laws barring stalkers and those convicted of sexual assault from gun ownership. Gun owners diagnosed with mental disorders will also have to surrender their firearms.
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