waikiki beach in honolulu.here surfers catch a wave, couples find romance, and some [ gunfire ] ..~ fire guns. every day on streets in front of gauci and cartier, travellers are handed flyers offering the chance to fire guns at gun ranges located next to luxury shopping malls and hotels. tourists? experience. >> reporter: it's gun tourism and it's growing. last year "time" magazine called hawaii ground zero for gun tourism. there are four private clubs within half a mile of waikiki, and according to the rifle association, nine out of 10 patrons are japanese. firing weapons they never could back home, because they'd be comitting three japanese crimes, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. gun range owners are not eager to be strict with the customers. do you have concerns that the lawfully. >> i called one. i asked them what was the age requirement, and they said "oh, we don't have one." i was shocked. nadine is hawaii's leading gun control advocate. alarmed by the lack of regulations for children at gun range

waikiki beach and honolulu.re surfers catch a wave, couples find romance and some tourists, fire assault weapons? every day on streets in front of high end stores like gucci and cartier, tourists are offered the chance to fire guns at luxury shopping malls and hotels. >> what do you offer these tourists? experience. >> it is gun tourism and it's growing. last year "time" magazine called tourism. there are now four private gun clubs within a half a mile of waikiki. and according to the hawaiian rifle association nine out of ten patrons at these shooting ranges are japanese. firing weapons they never could back home because they would be breaking three separate japanese laws. punishable by up to ten years in prison. the problem is: these tourists are out to have fun and critics say gun range profiteer ares nor too eager to be stripped with their customers. do you have concerns these gun ranges are operating lawfully? >> well i called one and asked them what was the age requirement. and they said oh, we don't have

waikiki beach. where suffers catch a wave, and some tourists -- fire guns. >> every day on streets in front of high end stores travelers are hanking fliers offering the chance to fire guns. >> at gun ranges located right next to luxury shopping malls and hotels. what do you offer these tourists. >> safe and fun shooting experience. it is gun tourism and it's growing. last year, time magazine calmed hawaii ground zero for gun tourism. there are now four private gun clubs within half a mile. and according to the rifle association, an estimated nine out of ten at the shooting ranges are japanese. and critics say gun range owners are not too eager to be struck with their customers. >> do you have concerns that these are operating lawfully. >> i called one, and asked this emwhat was the age requirement. and i was shocked. >> is leading gun control advocate, alarmed by the lack of regulations for children, at gun ranges. and pictures like this, featuring kids and guns. on the wall at the shooting club. >>

. >> well, let's take hawaii for example, when you think of waikiki you think of surfers but when weere with there, we saw something very different, and slightly unusual, we are talking about billboards featuring beautiful women holding assault weapons. hawaii is ground zero for gun tourism. >> it may be surprising that gun tourism is flourishing in hawaii. after all, the state has a reputation for strict gun control. led the lobbying efforts for tough gun restrictions the grandmother whose family managing a small golf course was once called the most dangerous women in america, by the national rifle association. >> how would you describe the gun law uhs in the rest of the country. >> well, actually, we have -- question don't have any contiguous states. and so all the gun legislation that we have passed here is watched very carefully by the national rifle association. and they know pun intended they send their big guns out uh here every time there's an issue on our legislative slate. >> has personality talked to you. he is right next what he called a gun nut. >> and the man who murder

it is paradise on earth, waikiki beach and honolulu where surfers catch a wave, couples find romance and some tourists fire assault weapons? every day on streets in front of high end stores, travelers are handed flyers offering the chance to fire guns. at gun ranges located right next to luxury shopping malls and hotels. >> what do you offer these tourists? >> safe and fun shooting experiences. >> it's gun tourism and it's growing. last year, time magazine called hawaii ground zero for begun tourism. there are four private gun clubs within a half mile of with a kiki. according to the hawaii rifle association, an estimated nine out of 10 patrons are japanese. firing weapons they never could back home, because they would be breaking three separate japanese laws punishable by up to 10 years in prison. the problem is, these tourists are out to have fun and credit six say profiteers are not strict with customers. >> do you have any concern that these are operating lawfully? >> i called and asked the age requirement and they said oh, we don't have one. i was shocked. >> adam joins us. hawa

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