Hawaii became the first U.S. state to sign into law a bill requiring all residents who register as gun owners to be placed in a federal criminal records database that monitors them for any crimes committed.

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The state’s Democratic governor, David Ige, signed the bill into law on Thursday. The criminal database, which is run by the FBI and is known as the “Rap Back,” would notify Hawaii police when any firearm-owning resident is arrested for any crime anywhere in the country. The FBI’s Rap Back has been used traditionally for monitoring any potential criminal activities carried out by persons of interest who are under investigation, as well as people who hold jobs that deal with minors.

This piece of legislation comes in the midst of a bitter national debate over calls for increased gun control legislation following the June 12 Orlando shooting at a gay nightclub.

“As you can imagine, the NRA finds this one of the most extreme bills we’ve ever seen,” Amy Hunter, a spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action, told Reuters.

But Democratic state Sen. Will Espero, a co-author of the bill, deemed the law to be a piece of “common sense legislation that does not hurt anyone,” according to Reuters.

“This bill, it doesn’t even say your gun will automatically be taken away, it just means local police will be notified,” Espero said.

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Visitors to Hawaii may also be required to register as gun owners for the database if they enter the state for any reason. At this point, there is no clear procedure for these visitors to have their names removed from the Rap Back.