And Hawaii in particular pointed to an 1865 Louisiana Black Code statute as saying, well, this gives us a basis for passing this law. And Justice Alito's majority pointed out that That [1865 Louisiana Black Code statute] was a law that was designed to disarm freed black Americans. This was right after the Civil War. And you look at these black codes, they were driven by Klansmen. (00:30–20:37)
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