Haw. Code R. § 5-12-2 - Security requirements; storage of firearms

(a) The place of storage of firearms shall meet the following exterior building security requirements:

(1) All perimeter doors to the building shall be solid core and have dead-bolt locks or the equivalent. Sliding glass doors shall have steel window guards or be connected to an audible or silent alarm to detect entry.

(2) Ail direct entries into the interior storage room from the exterior of the building, including windows and skylights, require steel window guards (not recommended for private residences), or audible, silent, or sonic alarm to detect entry, or twenty-four hour security service as required by the chief of police of the appropriate county.

(3) If the firearms will be stored at a location different from the principal place of business, or at the applicant's residence and that residence is rented or leased, the applicant shall submit written approval from the owner and the location shall meet all specified exterior and interior security requirements.

(4) When the size of the firearms prohibits storage in a residence or room of a business, the firearms shall be permanently secured to prohibit easy removal, and the firing mechanism and any ammunition shall be removed and stored in a separate and locked room, or separate and locked cabinet or box outside of the storage area for the firearms.

(b) The place of storage of firearms shall meet the following interior building security requirements:

(1) The firearms shall be stored in a separate room away from any general living area or work area.

(2) All doors leading into the storage room shall be solid core with a dead-bolt lock or the equivalent and be locked while unattended, or the firearms shall be stored in an anchored, locked metal box in the room. "Anchored" means permanently mounted to the floor or having a gross weight of one thousand pounds or more so that heavy equipment or tools would be required to remove the box.

(3) Any ammunition shall be removed and stored in a separate and locked room, or separate and locked cabinet or box outside of the storage area for the weapon. Ammunition may be stored with a firearm if locked in a safe designed to protect its contents from the effects of heat and fire.

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Haw. Code R. § 5-12-2

[Eff FEB 29 1992] (Auth: HRS §§ 28-10.8, 134-2.5(c)) (Imp: HRS § 134-2.5)