by Bob Walsh
A
three-judge panel of the Fourth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
(Richmond, VA) ruled that the Second Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States protects the right of persons between the ages of 18
and 21 to purchase handguns. The vote was 2-1, with a candy-ass
Democrat appointee in disagreement.
The
two plaintiffs were from Albemarle County, VA and were prevented from
buying handguns from a licensed dealer. The lawsuit, filed in 2018,
challenged the federal law which prohibits persons under 21 from buying
handguns or handgun ammunition.
The
dissent, Judge James A. Wynn Jr., an Obama appointee, sniveled that the
existing restriction was a modest and long-established effort to
control gun violence. The current law dates to the 1960s.
A lower court shitcanned the original lawsuit in 2019.
The government is likely to appeal. In addition a fair number of states have their own laws that make the same prohibition.
Looks like maybe SCOTUS is going to have a couple of major 2A cases to look at next year, I hope.
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