Author Topic: Appeals court rules firearms dealers can sell handguns to 18-year-olds  (Read 451 times)

MechAg94

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https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/appeals-court-rules-handguns-can-be-sold-to-18-year-olds/?utm_source=messages&utm_campaign=android_nyp

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A 53-year-old law preventing federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns or handgun ammunition to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

A divided panel on the Richmond, Va.-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a Virginia federal judge’s ruling upholding the federal Gun Control Act of 1968.

I like the way this is written.  Too bad he didn't declare the entire law unconstitutional.
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“When do constitutional rights vest? At 18 or 21? 16 or 25? Why not 13 or 33?” asked US Circuit Judge Julius Richardson in his ruling. “In the law, a line must sometimes be drawn. But there must be a reason why constitutional rights cannot be enjoyed until a certain age. Our nation’s most cherished constitutional rights vest no later than 18. And the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms is no different.”
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Good to hear.  Maybe this will slow down some of our Governor's anti-gun attempts.
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