Handgun-Sales Age Requirement Upheld by Court in NRA Suit
April 30 (Bloomberg) -– A U.S. law that prohibits federally licensed dealers from selling handguns to buyers under the age of 21 was upheld by an appeals court in a lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association.
Government lawyers convinced a U.S. judge in Lubbock, Texas, that the ban didn’t violate younger NRA members’ Second Amendment right to bear arms or Fifth Amendment guarantee of equal protection. The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans yesterday agreed in a 41-page revised opinion.
“Congress designed its scheme to solve a particular problem: violent crime associated with the trafficking of handguns from federal firearms licensees to young adults,” U.S. Circuit Judge Edward C. Prado wrote on behalf of the three- member appeals panel.
I guess another one of those "unconstitutional" gun-control laws turns out to be constitutional after all... I rather expect to see this over and over again.
Irony? Lanza at 18 could have bought an AR-15 with many thirty round magazines but was prevented from buying a five shot revolver. Silly gun laws have been with us for a long time.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Still trying to push that "It wouldn't have stopped Sandy Hook" when the topic of the thread is about the NRA getting beaten in court again over something they said was unconstitutional which wasn't.
Well, you hang on to that, because as more and more lawsuits get thrown out, it's all you have.
OK, I will get get on topic with your point. The NRA lost a court battle? Oh noes!!!! This means the 2nd Amendment is clearly going to be repealed. Happy? lol
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
So you can serve in the military with parental consent at 17, or join at 18 years old and possibly die in service of our nation, but not own a handgun legally until 21. How dare the NRA consider extending that to our youth. Next thing you know they will push for voting and driving rights for them.
Typical knee jerk reaction by conservatives who don't take the time to actually review the facts. From the linked article.
The law doesn’t prohibit adults under age 21 from owning “long guns” or legally acquiring handguns from parents or guardians, Prado said. He also said Congressional concerns were well-founded as illustrated by U.S. Census Bureau statistics that “18-to-20-year-olds accounted for a disproportionately high percentage of arrests for violent crimes” in 2010.
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