Wolford and the Government Security Principle for Sensitive Places
By Stephen P. Halbrook
The Volokh Conspiracy
January 20, 2026
Before the Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Wolford v. Lopez, I covered a range of Second Amendment issues central and tangential to the dispute over Hawaii’s no-carry default rule.In opposition to the Court’s Bruen decision, Hawaii enacted a “Vampire Rule” requiring prior consent for a licensed armed person to enter private property open to the public. Think stopping at a gas station or convenience store.
“Wolford and the Government Security Principle for Sensitive Places,” The Volokh Conspiracy, January 20, 2026.
