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Handgun ban to anyone under 21 ruled unconstitutional

doogie
doogie Member Posts: 15,072
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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal law banning handgun sales by licensed dealers to anyone under 21 is unconstitutional.

A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, Virginia, voted 2-1 to declare the law invalid.

The ruling, which is sure to be appealed, was a victory for a Virginia woman, Natalia Marshall. She wanted to buy a handgun to protect herself from her abusive ex-boyfriend and to defend herself in remote rural areas where she works with horses. When she was turned down by a licensed firearms dealer because she was 18, she sued to challenge the law.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-law-barring-gun-sales-people-n1273884


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  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,658 Standard Supporter
    You look at the Constitution and you tell me where you can ban a voting citizen from owning a gun? If not 18, then why not 65?
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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,893 Standard Supporter
    edited July 2021



    18 year olds can carry a machinegun for uncle Sam and die while serving. They can vote and subject to subscription and the original militia so yeah they should be able to buy guns.
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  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,658 Standard Supporter
    Sledog said:

    18 year olds can carry a machinegun for uncle Sam and die while serving. They can vote and subject to subscription and the original militia so yeah they should be able to buy guns.

    But almost every judge appointed by barry and now the dementia patient will tell you that the Constitution allows the state to tell then they can't.
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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,893 Standard Supporter
    WestlinnDuck said:

    Sledog said:

    18 year olds can carry a machinegun for uncle Sam and die while serving. They can vote and subject to subscription and the original militia so yeah they should be able to buy guns.

    But almost every judge appointed by barry and now the dementia patient will tell you that the Constitution allows the state to tell then they can't.
    That's why we have them!
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  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,206 Founders Club
    We need to let 16yr olds vote but can't allow 18yr olds to own firearms!
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  • greenblood
    greenblood Member Posts: 14,560
    Sledog said:




    18 year olds can carry a machinegun for uncle Sam and die while serving. They can vote and subject to subscription and the original militia so yeah they should be able to buy guns.

    Now they sip coffee in their PJs and shop health insurance through the Obamacare website.
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  • EsophagealFeces
    EsophagealFeces Member Posts: 13,169
    greenblood said:

    Sledog said:




    18 year olds can carry a machinegun for uncle Sam and die while serving. They can vote and subject to subscription and the original militia so yeah they should be able to buy guns.

    Now they sip coffee in their PJs and shop health insurance through the Obamacare website.
    C’mon man. Don’t forget to blame standardized testing.
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