The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Hawaii law restricting where concealed carry permit holders could bring firearms was unconstitutional, handing a significant victory to Second Amendment advocates across the country.

The case, Wolford v. Lopez, was decided 6-3. At issue was a Hawaii statute — widely nicknamed the “Vampire Rule” — that barred licensed concealed carry holders from bringing firearms onto privately owned properties open to the public unless the property owner gave explicit permission. The Court found that states cannot set firearm prohibition as the automatic default on such properties.

Labrador Led Multistate Coalition

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador led a multistate coalition that filed in support of the legal challenge against the Hawaii law. Following the ruling, Labrador said the decision reinforces constitutional protections for law-abiding gun owners, calling it a meaningful win for Second Amendment rights.

The ruling continues a line of post-Bruen decisions in which the Court has struck down state-level firearms restrictions that lack historical grounding in American legal tradition.

Idaho has been an active participant in Second Amendment litigation at the federal level. Labrador has positioned his office as a consistent advocate on gun rights issues, including through multistate coalition briefs in high-profile cases.

The decision is expected to affect similar laws in other states that impose default prohibitions on concealed carry in publicly accessible private spaces. Legal analysts anticipate additional challenges to analogous statutes in the wake of the ruling.