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The Second Amendment and 18-to-20-Year-Olds

From Third Circuit Judge Cheryl Krause's dissent from denial of rehearing en banc yesterday in Lara v. Commissioner; Judges Shwartz,.

U.S. appeals court issues narrow win for gun advocates in Pa. case

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that adults between ages 18 and 20 in Pennsylvania may openly carry guns – but only during a state of emergency. The narrowly tailored 2-1 decision – prompted by a lawsuit filed by a group of plaintiffs that included a Verona woman — set

Judge dismisses suit from young gun owners and firearms rights groups, finds claims have no connection to Second Amendment

Pa. police commissioner denies state law violates Second Amendment

PITTSBURGH – The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police is seeking to dismiss litigation from a trio of young gun owners and a pair of non-profit firearms rights organizations arguing state laws have violated their Second Amendment rights, for failure to state a claim. Madison M. Lara of Verona, Sophia Knepley of Denver, Logan D. Miller of Boyertown, the Second Amendment Foundation of Bellevue, Wash. and the Firearms Policy Coalition of Sacramento, Calif., initially filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 16 versus Col. Robert Evanchick, of Harrisburg. The lawsuit asked that Pennsylvania’s state statutes preventing anyone below the age of 21 from obtaining a license to carry a firearm be decl,ared unconstitutional under the 2nd and 14th Amendments, believing it discriminates against lawful firearms owners in the age range of 18-20 years old.