A federal judge struck down a Texas ban on adults under the age of 21 from carrying firearms on Thursday, citing that it violated the Constitution's Second Amendment.
Gun rights lobbyists and gun owners rally in support of concealed carry gun legislation in front of the Illinois State Capitol on March 5, 2014, in Springfield, Illinois.
The Thursday ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed last November by Firearms Policy Coalition and two adult plaintiffs within that age range, arguing the young adults were"fully protected by the Second Amendment at the time of its ratification."in which the justices held the Second Amendment guaranteed a right to carry weapons in public for self-defense.also ordered the federal judiciary to apply a"history-only" test when considering legal challenges to gun regulations.
Cody Wisniewski, an attorney with FPC, told several news outlets in a statement that the ruling marks"a significant victory for the rights of young adults in Texas and demonstrates for the rest of the nation that similar bans cannot withstand constitutional challenges grounded in history." Conversely, gun control advocates such as Moms Demand Action called the Texas ruling"yet another example of a radical court operating wildly out of step with the American people and the Constitution."
Shannon Watts, MDA's founder, said that since 2018,"6 of the 9 of the deadliest US mass shootings have been carried out by gunmen under 21,"
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