Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Handgun Age Restriction
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A federal judge has struck down one of Texas’ few remaining firearm restrictions, finding a law that barred adults under the age of 21 from carrying a handgun was unconstitutional.
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Texas law barring people ages 18 to 20 from carrying handguns in public is unlawful because the Constitution does not cite an age restriction.
A federal judge has struck down one of Texas’ few remaining firearm restrictions, finding a law that barred adults under the age of 21 from carrying a handgun was unconstitutional.
A U.S. district judge has ruled that the Texas law prohibiting most 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying a handgun outside the home violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms and cannot be enforced.
A federal district court judge in Fort Worth, Texas has struck down a state law prohibiting young adults in the 18-20-year age group from carrying handguns.
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN A federal judge has ruled that a Texas law that bans people ages 18 to 20 from carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional, saying the restriction is inconsistent with the Second Amendment and US history.
The challenge to the Texas statute that bans young adults not in active military service from having handguns in public was filed in 2021 by the Firearms Policy Coalition, a gun-owners’ rights group.
The federal judge ruled that the Second Amendment, “as informed by Founding-era history and tradition,” did not exclude 18- to 20-year-olds from the right to carry handguns.
It’s a big win for Second Amendment advocates, but Thursday’s decision by U.S District Judge Mark Pittman won’t immediately change Texas law. The judge has stayed his ruling for 30 d...
A judge ruled that a Texas law barring adults under 21 from carrying a handgun violated the Second Amendment because it doesn't mention an age restriction.
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