Self-Defense Shooting Reignites Stand-Your-Ground Debate In Hawaii
By Mark Chesnut
A particularly brutal attack at a party in a Waianae, Hawaii, neighborhood has at least one lawmaker in the Aloha State considering reintroducing a Stand-Your-Ground proposal when the state legislature reconvenes next year.
On August 31, party goers were enjoying themselves until a neighbor rammed his tractor into several vehicles at the house and then started shooting. According to local police, three women—Courtney Raymond-Arakaki, 34, Jessyca Amasiu, 29, and Cherell Keamo, 36—were killed by 59-year-old Hiram Silva before one of the home’s residents, Rishard Carnate, retrieved his gun and shot Silva, killing him on the spot.
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