The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Christopher Wilson, a Hawaii resident who was charged for carrying a pistol while hiking. Wilson argued that the charges violated his Second Amendment rights, but the Supreme Court's decision not to review the case leaves intact a ruling by Hawaii's liberal-leaning top court that criticized the 'fuzzy history and traditions' test established in a landmark Second Amendment ruling. The case stems from Hawaii's strict gun licensing requirements, which make it a crime to carry handguns or ammunition in public without a license. The Supreme Court's refusal to take up the case means that the charges against Wilson will stand, and it avoids a potential legal showdown over gun rights in Hawaii, where the 'Spirit of Aloha' was cited as trumping Second Amendment rights.