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A Court of Federal Appeal On Thursday he ruled the national ban on gun sales for young adults is unconstitutional.
A jury of three judges from the United States Circuit Fifth Court in New Orleans found a federal law that prohibits adults from 18 to 20 years old to buy handgun guns violas the second amendment. The ruling occurs when key regulations of firearms have been affected throughout the country after a decision by the Landmark Supreme Court, which extended the rights of weapons by 2022.
“Ultimately, the text of the second amendment includes individuals from eighteen to twenty-five years between the” people “the right to store and carry weapons is protected,” according to the courts of the court. The decision refers to the case of a lower court judge.
Customers buy the Firlogrounds de Moines Fair’s guns at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Moines, in March 2023. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
Previously, the Appeal Court had confirmed the requirement that adults had to be at least 21 years old to buy a gun. But since the Supreme Court’s decision to New York State Rifle and Pistol Association V. Bruen, judges must determine if a firearm restriction is rooted in the country’s historical traditions. Judges in Minnesota, Virginia and Texas have already found these state laws Restricting the sales of guns Young adults do not pass this test.
The Biden administration fought these sentences, but the Trump administration is expected to be kinder to the rights of weapons. In an event of the National Rifle Association last year during the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump said, “No one will put a finger on firearms.”
The Constitutional Law Prosecutor and the Fox News collaborator, Jonathan Turley, noticed that the Trump administration may not appeal the decision of the fifth circuit, which could mean that the Supreme Court will not have the opportunity to review -The.
“For arms rights proponents, it may have been better if this decision had been issued during the Biden administration,” Turley published on X. “The Trump administration will probably support the sentence and not appeal will be in the Supreme Court.
Federal law prohibits gun sales for young adults under 21 years old. (Reuters)
It Supreme courtIn the meantime, he decided to maintain a federal law on the weapons of books last year. The Supreme Court annulled a different ruling from the fifth circuit and confirmed a law aimed at protecting victims from domestic violence.
“Today’s ruling is another FPC critical victory against an immoral and unconstitutional prohibition based on age,” said Brandon Combs, president of the firearms coalition, Brandon Combs in a statement. Two FPC members sued to cancel the law, along with the founding of the second amendment and the Louisiana Shooting Association.
The Supreme Court makes the decision on the challenges of the Arms Act in Delaware, Maryland
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC (AP photo)
“We hope to restore the rights of the second amendment of all peaceful adults throughout the United States,” added Combs.
Federal law requires a person to be 21 years old to buy a gun from a licensed firearms distributor and 18 to buy a long gun from a distributor, according to Everytown for weapons safety. According to the group’s research, there is a minimum of 18 years for the purchases of unlicensed vendor guns and no minimum age for long guns.
“The law banning distributors selling guns to those of less than twenty-one is constitutional and crucial for public security,” said Janet Carter, principal director of issues and resources in Everrytown’s law. “Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents, and young people aged 18 to 20 commit gun mans murders in the triple the adult rate of 21 years and more, according to FBI statistics.”
“We hope that the federal government will fight against this reckless sentence looking for rehearsal in bank or to bring the case directly to the Supreme Court. We hope to support the defense of this common sense law.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.
