WOW! Adults Have Same 2A Rights as Other Adults
BREAKING: Common Sense Wins the Day For the Second Amendment
This morning, we here at Freedom’s Lodge have learned that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has done something highly extraordinary: Rule that 18-year-old adults have the same Second Amendment rights as 22-year-old adults. The case in question revolves around whether it’s Constitutional to ban young adults between the ages of 18 and 21 from purchasing handguns. This ruling, the result of a Second Amendment Foundation lawsuit challenging such laws, is such a striking victory for common sense that I had to pinch myself a couple of times. (Turns out I’m awake; I just enjoy the pinching.)
The release from the Second Amendment Foundation follows! Savor the logic and reason along with your morning cup of Joe:
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The Second Amendment Foundation said this week’s ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals declaring the ban on handgun sales to young adults in the 18-20-year age group to be unconstitutional is a “monumental victory for Second Amendment rights.”
Judge Julius N. Richardson, writing for the majority, observed, “Looking through this historical lens to the text and structure of the Constitution reveals that 18- to 20-year-olds have Second Amendment rights. Virtually every other constitutional right applies whatever the age. And the Second Amendment is no different.”
“Judge Richardson, in my estimation, has authored one of the best-written opinions in any gun rights case I’ve ever read,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “He has detailed the issue, provided the history and offered a perspective that doesn’t bow to political correctness.”
Gottlieb was especially impressed with Judge Richardson’s notation about the ironic nature of the gun control law being challenged.
“The irony does not escape us,” Judge Richardson wrote, “that, under the government’s reasoning, the same 18- to 20-year-old men and women we depend on to protect us in the armed forces and who have since our Founding been trusted with the most sophisticated weaponry should nonetheless be prevented from purchasing a handgun from a federally licensed dealer for their own protection at home.”
“I’ve said the same thing repeatedly,” Gottlieb acknowledged, “because it strikes at the very heart of gun control foolishness. We send young men and women into harm’s way to defend our national interests, yet our laws arbitrarily say they shouldn’t be trusted enough to buy a handgun here at home. That defies logic and common sense, and it’s an insult to anyone in the affected age group who can vote for president, run for local office, start his or her own business, buy a home, enter into contracts or get married and start a family.
“We have similar cases pending in Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Washington, California, Minnesota and other states that this Fourth Circuit ruling could directly impact,” Gottlieb said. “The importance of common-sense decisions such as Judge Richardson’s cannot be over-stated.”
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Age of us army enlistment for the revolutionary War was 16 (15 with parental consent) so according to democrats logic the second amendment applies to as low as 15 year Olds. Of course they would say otherwise.
Who determines proper training, my friend? The govt? A slippery slope that this will become..
At 18 one is imbued with all the responsibilities of adulthood and should, therefore, be entitled to all the rights and privileges of adulthood. It is the height of hypocrisy to deny those who can vote, marry, and be drafted the ability to carry a handgun for self-defence or to go have a drink after work. I believed this at 18 and I still believe it at 56.
I, and my brothers, were taught gun safety and how to shoot at a young age by our father. I received a .22 single shot Marlin for my sixth birthday (still have it) and went hunting squirrel, rabbit, etc. with friends or by myself. I received a single shot 410 shotgun for my ninth birthday and a 12GA double barrel for my thirteenth birthday.
I’ve owned guns, hunted and gone shooting since age six. I’m now eighty. At age seventeen, I was in Naval Air Reserve boot camp carrying an M-1 which we qualified on at a range.
Eighteen is considered an adult and, with proper training, should be allowed to “keep and bear” arms.
My story is similar. My dad, a career US Army NCO, gave me his .22 at about 6 or 7 and we hunted squirrels together. He went “halvsies” with me at 12 years-old for my 16 gauge pump which I also still have. I am now 73 and teach both Youth Firearms Safety to boys and girls who are generally about 12 and teach concealed carry classes to adults. I wish the adults would listen and perform consistently as well as the 12 year-olds. I guess where my story and yours diverges is that I went wasn’t in the Navy — I went Army. 🙂
I think all children strong enough to hold a gun or just save it until the can, should be allowed to have guns. It’s their God given constitutional right.
Agreed. With proper training, of course.
It’s always been my belief that a person old enough to vote, go fight in a war and do anything any other adult can do yet not be able to own a handgun is just another attempt by anti-gun politicians and activists to try and infringe on our 2A rights.
It’s my hope this will open the door to changing many unconstitutional, unlawful gun restrictions in this country. This is a huge win!
Those anti-gun politicians and activists are trying to place and keep you under their thumb…That is what the 2nd amendment is written to protect you from…Freedom will remain Ours as long as we have the Tools and the Will to Fight for it…
I totally agree. Our forefathers wrote the Constitution to protect Our rights. Now this administration wants to take away our constitutional rights.
I’m sure our 2nd amendment has been trampled on a lot.
Congress needs to stop trying to take our constitutional rights. Thank you for the Judge that did find for our constitutional rights.
I totally agree!
The irony of a Constitutional amendment so written to protect the people from a Tyrannical government is being attacked by and restricted in an all out attempt to destroy that right by the very Tyrannical government it was written to protect us from.
PRECISELY! ! ! !
It is protecting us. If it were not in the constitution they would have taken our guns and subjugated us years ago. Anything can be changed but it gives us something to fight with to stave off the tyranny.
I am a staunch believer in the 2nd Amendment and and have the most respect for those that serve. Many in my family served and 2 died. I my self served 25 years in the Police Department. So I am all for Second Amendment rights. I agree 100 0/0 that those that serve at 18-21 years old should be able to protect themselves. I do however feel those not serving, if allowed to purchase, must be carefully evaluated to be sure they are mature enough to take on the responsibility of ownership of a gun. Thank you for your efforts to protect our rights. W L. Gray Jr.
I agree with all, including the evaluation part. One other caveat, all of those that serve at whatever age are all well trained with those weapons. I just wish those buying the guns these days would get more training and practice with their weapons. Just saying…
A major victory for common sense. Something that the Democrats have ever been accused of having.
Here comes the Judge! Right on, Judge Richardson! Hopefully SCOTUS will see it this way; we know the anti-gun activists – or rather, gun monopolists – will keep trying.
It has a been a long time coming that we are starting to see a turn in common sense. Hopefully the people in Washington will finally see that law abiding citizens of this country have the right to enjoy the privilege of protecting themselves and their loved ones and that does start at 18, when you have to register for selective service. We ask them to put their lives on the line, and they can train, carry and use every form of weapons at age 18, but if they want to keep a 9mm in their bed side locker, its a no show. Having been a police officer, criminals will always get their hands on what ever weapon they want, it is all about money and underworld contacts, in any country on this earth not just here, that is why they are criminals. But the law abiding people get their legs cut out from under because of a lot of narrow minded people.
You hit the nail on the head. Criminals – by definition – are lawbreakers and our lawmakers know this beyond all doubt. The anti-gun activists know it and don’t care because they wn a monopoly on gun ownership in order to establish Power OVER The People!