A ruling just came down in federal court that is going to have liberals up in arms, forgive the pun.
A federal court just ruled that a federal ban on handguns for adults under 21 is unconstitutional.
While this is a Second Amendment win, it is likely to have to go to the Supreme Court before the ban is fully lifted.
Can’t Do That
I have always been perplexed by the idea that a 19-year-old kid can go to war, but a law-abiding citizen cannot by a gun.
They can buy long guns for hunting, but a handgun is off the table.
Well, that law has just been successfully challenged, but the battle is not quite over yet.
In its decision, the appeals court ruled that such a ban is unconstitutional, as the Second Amendment does not restrict itself to blocking any adults in regard to the types of weapons they can purchase at any given age.
Gun activists want this in place and push these laws every time there is a mass shooting, but that is because they always blame the gun and not the maniac that is pulling the trigger.
I should note, the decision did not call for an injunction against the law, so it remains in place while this continues to be litigated.
This is very much destined for the Supreme Court, and while we have members of the Court that regularly cross the aisle, I don’t see that being the case here.
In previous rulings, the court has been adamant that the Constitution cannot be violated to push a political agenda, and that is clearly what is in place here.
Having said that, I don’t see this case being rushed before the court, so it will likely kick around for another few years before we get a Supreme Court ruling on this.
