Hey ralnad,

The fact that Hawaii is composed of islands - do you actually believe that manages to keep out all the illegal aerial fireworks that appear on Oahu each year?  You don't mean to say the truckloads that are launched each New Year's are all home grown do you?

If the combined effort of the Coast Guard, U.S. Customs agents, and HPD cannot effectively inspect every single cargo container or arriving vessel for something as bulky as aerial fireworks, then what else (including guns) do you think are being missed?  And unlike fireworks, most guns can be readily disassembled into small discrete pieces.  Did you know that?