We’ve learned this time and again. Freedom in America doesn’t die with a bang. It dies by a thousand papercuts from sanctimonious bureaucrats in faraway capitals. It isn’t stolen at gunpoint—they want you disarmed for that, after all. Instead, it’s strangled slowly in a legal jungle of regulations, designed to make good citizens throw their hands up in surrender.

If you want a masterclass in this slow-motion subversion, look no further than the Left’s holy crusade against the Second Amendment. Unable to muster the votes for outright confiscation, they’ve gotten clever. Their new game is to make your right to self-defense so legally treacherous that exercising it becomes a fool’s errand.

From Breitbart:

The Supreme Court of the United States agreed Friday to hear Wolford v. Lopez, a case that centers on Hawaii’s ban on concealed carry on private property that is open to the public.

The case made it to SCOTUS after Hawaii’s ban was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit…

The NRA filed an amicus brief in May 2025, urging SCOTUS to take the case, claiming that Hawaii’s law “was deliberately designed to make public carry so impractical that citizens choose not to exercise their rights.”

Now, that deliberate assault on our rights is facing a reckoning. The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear Wolford v. Lopez, a direct challenge to Hawaii’s unconstitutional war on gun owners. After the hopelessly liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Hawaii’s draconian law, the nation’s highest court has stepped in to restore some constitutional sanity.

Hawaii’s Assault on Law-Abiding Citizens

At the heart of the case is a Hawaiian law so absurd it sounds like a parody. The state has effectively outlawed licensed concealed carry in nearly every place a person might actually exist. The ban includes parks, sidewalks, beaches, banks, government property, and most private businesses open to the public. Yes, even on a public sidewalk.

Think about that. A small business owner can’t legally protect herself walking to the bank. A father can’t carry for his family’s safety at a public park. This isn’t a policy of public safety; it’s a policy of mandatory helplessness. The state makes you a sitting duck and calls it progress, all while pretending to uphold a right it is actively suffocating.

The Bruen Standard Is the Last Line of Defense

This showdown was inevitable. In 2022, the Supreme Court’s landmark Bruen decision gave us a clear and simple test: a gun law is only constitutional if it aligns with America’s historical tradition. No tradition, no law. It’s that simple.

Hawaii’s sweeping ban doesn’t just fail this test; it openly mocks it. As the NRA correctly argued, “there is no historical tradition supporting the [concealed carry] regulation.” States like Hawaii aren’t just getting the law wrong; they are in open rebellion against the Supreme Court. By taking this case, the Court is sending a clear message: the Constitution is not a suggestion.

The Media Reveals Its True Colors

And right on cue, the corporate media is clutching its pearls. CNN immediately framed the story as “a thorny Second Amendment dispute that could expand carry rights in malls, restaurants and stores.”

Pay attention to the linguistic gymnastics here. Defending a constitutional right is a “thorny dispute.” Restoring Americans’ freedom is a dangerous “expansion.” This is the progressive mindset in a nutshell: your rights are a problem to be managed. They don’t want you to be capable of defending yourself. They want you weak, dependent, and grateful to the state for your safety.

This case is about more than one island state’s progressive fantasy. It is a critical battle for the future of our most fundamental right to self-preservation. The Supreme Court has a chance to finally crush these backdoor gun grabs. Our rights were guaranteed by the founders, and it’s time to remind the political class that they are not up for debate.

Key Takeaways

• Blue states are using deceptive “gun-free zone” laws to effectively ban public carry.
• The Supreme Court is poised to smack down Hawaii’s unconstitutional overreach.
• This case exposes the Left’s ultimate goal of disarming law-abiding American citizens.
• Leftist media is already framing the defense of constitutional rights as a national threat.

Sources: Breitbart