HRS §134-22
Possessing a firearm to help commit a felony drug crime
This law makes it a serious crime to knowingly have a gun, loaded or not, working or not, if you plan to use it to help commit a felony drug distribution crime. It adds a separate punishment on top of the drug crime itself.
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The statute, as written — Possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a felony drug offense; penalty
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm with the intent to facilitate the commission of a felony offense involving the distribution of a controlled substance, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not. (b) For the purposes of this section: "Controlled substance" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 329-1. "Distribution" means the selling, transferring, prescribing, giving or delivering to another, or the leaving, bartering, or exchanging with another, or the offering or agreeing to do the same. (c) A conviction and sentence under this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any conviction and sentence for the separate felony; provided that the sentence imposed under this section may run concurrently or consecutively with the sentence for the separate felony. (d) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a class A felony.
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