Jul 14, 2021
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th circuit ruled that 18-to-20-year-olds HAVE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS to gun ownership which are violated with these new 21-plus regulations.
Judge Julius N. Richardson wrote:
“.despite the weighty interest in reducing crime and violence, we refuse to relegate either the Second Amendment or 18- to-20-year-olds to a second-class status”. When do constitutional rights vest? At 18 or 21? 16 or 25? Why not 13 or 33? 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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If elected, Lee Merritt would be the first Black person to serve as Texas attorney general. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP File)
Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt announces his campaign for Texas attorney general
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt announced Tuesday that he will run for Texas attorney general, a position currently held by Republican Ken Paxton. The Dallas-area Democrat, who has become well known for representing families of Black men and women who have died in officer-involved shootings, wrote on Twitter that he has watched the “country silently stand by and support the deadliest police culture in modern history” and he was running for attorney general “because reform has to start at the top.” Merritt would be the first Black attorney general in Texas if elected. (The Dallas Morning News, the Texas Tribun
The National Rifle Association said it applauded the decision. Author: MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Published: 9:39 AM CDT July 14, 2021 Updated: 9:39 AM CDT July 14, 2021
FALLS CHURCH, Va. A federal law that for more than 50 years has banned licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults between age 18 and 21 is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
In a 2-1 opinion, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond overturned a lower court ruling upholding the law.
Judge Julius Richardson, a Trump appointee, wrote that the right to bear arms is a “cherished constitutional right” that vests at age 18.
“(W)e refuse to relegate either the Second Amendment or 18- to 20-year-olds to a second-class status,” Richardson wrote.
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