Federal Judge rules 18-20 can buy handguns

[HoosierLife]

Sorry if a dupe, but this seems like a big 2A win.

Judge rules 18-to-20-year-olds can't be barred from buying handguns

Because the statutes and regulations at the center of the dispute "are not consistent with our nation's history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand," wrote U.S. Senior District Judge Robert Payne.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Kurr]

MSN

A federal judge in Virginia has struck down federal laws that block the sale of handguns to buyers under the age of 21, ruling they violate constitutional rights to possess firearms.

The ruling would not affect the 19 states that have their own laws barring handgun sales to anyone younger than 21.

"Because the statutes and regulations in question are not consistent with our nation's history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand," Payne wrote in his decision.

 

[vtnewbie]

MSN

A federal judge in Virginia has struck down federal laws that block the sale of handguns to buyers under the age of 21, ruling they violate constitutional rights to possess firearms.

The ruling would not affect the 19 states that have their own laws barring handgun sales to anyone younger than 21.

"Because the statutes and regulations in question are not consistent with our nation's history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand," Payne wrote in his decision.

Wow, that is a very old provision of the law. I know that I wasn't allowed to buy a pistol until I turned 21 back in the 80s. I guess Bruen decision?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Sorry if a dupe, but this seems like a big 2A win.

Judge rules 18-to-20-year-olds can't be barred from buying handguns

Because the statutes and regulations at the center of the dispute "are not consistent with our nation's history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand," wrote U.S. Senior District Judge Robert Payne.

news.yahoo.com

Yours was first but now another one has been started in the Legislation of the 2nd Amendment forum. Maybe @d.kaufman or @KellyinAvon can merge them there.

 

[d.kaufman]

Yours was first but now another one has been started in the Legislation of the 2nd Amendment forum. Maybe @d.kaufman or @KellyinAvon can merge them there.

Done

 

[AndreusMaximus]

Oh wow, this is a MASSIVE win (assuming it stands.)

I wonder what the odds are of this one going all the way to the supreme court?

Good on this judge; hopefully this stupid restriction will be consigned to the proverbial dustbin of history.

 

[Hkindiana]

Hey, if a five year old can pick their gender, they should be allowed to purchase handguns too.

 

[KLB]

It will be a win once the appeals are done and it is upheld.

 

[WebSnyper]

Hey, if a five year old can pick their gender, they should be allowed to purchase handguns too.

Yeah, kind of interesting that some of the same people who believe there should be active parental consent for certain ages to setup a social media account have no issues with kids being able to undertake gender "changes"

 

[edwea]

Yeah, kind of interesting that some of the same people who believe there should be active parental consent for certain ages to setup a social media account have no issues with kids being able to undertake gender "changes"

Without parental consent no less ...

 

[Amishman44]

Yeah, kind of interesting that some of the same people who believe there should be active parental consent for certain ages to setup a social media account have no issues with kids being able to undertake gender "changes"

Didn't the State of Washington pass something along this line that parents who 'interfered' with a child's gender choice could be removed...or something along those lines? But the governor didn't or hasn't signed it...yet? Horrible thing to destroy a parent's right to protect their child from wrongful thinking!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Sorry if a dupe, but this seems like a big 2A win.

Judge rules 18-to-20-year-olds can't be barred from buying handguns

Because the statutes and regulations at the center of the dispute "are not consistent with our nation's history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand," wrote U.S. Senior District Judge Robert Payne.

news.yahoo.com

Good.

 

[DadSmith]

Does this apply to Virginia only or all 50 states?

 

[red_zr24x4]

If an 18 yr old is old enough to serve in the military they should be able to buy a handgun, and a beer.

 

[bgcatty]

Sounds like another win for the 2A. Fantastic!

 

[JAL]

Wow, that is a very old provision of the law. I know that I wasn't allowed to buy a pistol until I turned 21 back in the 80s. I guess Bruen decision?

Age 21 to buy a handgun has been Federal Law since the 1968 Gun Control Act that was enacted after the JFK, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy assassinations during the 1960's. RFK's was the tipping point for Congress. The handgun purchasing age provision was one of several. Possession age was 18. My father had to buy a revolver in the early 1970's for me to use at a job requiring one in the early 1970's.

That 4" Ruger Security Six was a nice .357 Magnum. It's the one I used to learn handling and shooting a handgun. Reloaded my own .357 Magnum cartridges with 158 grain half copper jacketed hollow points and Hercules 2400 Rifle Powder. IIRC it was 15 grains and gave a load similar to Elmer Keith's original.

 

[cosermann]

Age 21 to buy a handgun has been Federal Law since the 1968 Gun Control Act that was enacted after the JFK, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy assassinations during the 1960's. ...

In spite of the fact all the assassins were over 21 - so this provision of the GCA is completely irrelevant to the incidents that sparked it's adoption. Seems like we see again, and again, politicos using situations to pass whatever they want whether it's germane or not, whether it addresses the issue or not. Give 'em an inch, they take a mile.

 

[bobzilla]

In spite of the fact all the assassins were over 21 - so this provision of the GCA is completely irrelevant to the incidents that sparked it's adoption.

Like most gun control legislation

 

[JAL]

In spite of the fact all the assassins were over 21 - so this provision of the GCA is completely irrelevant to the incidents that sparked it's adoption.

Notwithstanding that fact, Federal voting age in 1968 was 21, as was the voting and drinking age in nearly all states (if not all of them). Thus the age of 21 for handguns wasn't perceived as onerous by many 2A advocates in 1968; not like it is now. I'm glad to see it's headed for the rubbish heap, but am not surprised it's taken this long to get it onto the landfill exit ramp.

 

[Creedmoor]

Notwithstanding that fact, Federal voting age in 1968 was 21, as was the voting and drinking age in nearly all states (if not all of them). Thus the age of 21 for handguns wasn't perceived as onerous by many 2A advocates in 1968; not like it is now. I'm glad to see it's headed for the rubbish heap, but am not surprised it's taken this long to get it onto the landfill exit ramp.

I recall drinking age changing in most States was in and around 1984, believe the Feds held up highway funding with States that didn't comply.
I was 18 in 1976.
With one being 18 you could drink all alcohol, beer wine or liquor in Md up to 1982.