DON’T COUNT ON DISTRICT COURTS TO GET IT RIGHT
We, as Second Amendment guardians should never rely on the Federal District or Appellate Courts to get Second Amendment issues right every time. Two recent 2A cases, and the Law-Fare conducted by those courts against the Trump Administration, show us why.
WHO ARE ADULTS? WRONG DECISION BY THE 11TH FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT
After a long fight brought by the National Rifle Association against Florida’s terrible overreaction to the Parkland, Florida high school shooting, which barred 18-20-year-olds from purchasing any firearms (not just handguns), the 11th Federal Appeals Court completely got it wrong on what qualifies as an adult!
“Saying the restriction is “consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation,” a federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21.
The 8-4 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came after seven years of legal wrangling in the National Rifle Association’s challenge to a 2018 law passed after a mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 students and faculty members.
Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time, used a semiautomatic rifle to gun down the victims at his former school. The NRA filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the gun-age restriction shortly after the law passed.
Friday’s ruling by the full Atlanta-based appeals court upheld a three-judge panel’s decision and outlined the history of the nation’s gun laws, from its founding to recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions setting guidelines for determining how to apply the Second Amendment. While the law barred people under 21 from buying rifles and long guns, they still can receive them, for example, as gifts from family members.
“From this history emerges a straightforward conclusion: the Florida law is consistent with our regulatory tradition in why and how it burdens the right of minors to keep and bear arms,” Chief Judge William Pryor wrote. “Because minors have yet to reach the age of reason, the Florida law prohibits them from purchasing firearms, yet it allows them to receive firearms from their parents or another responsible adult.”
To Chief Judge William Pryor, I say, “Your Honor, you’re wrong. Eighteen-year-olds are legally adults in the United States; therefore, they have all of the rights guaranteed by our Constitution.” Hopefully, the US Supreme Court will reverse this decision. I’d suggest you read this article to review how Congress can reign in the out-of-control Judiciary.
IOWA LEGISLATIVE NEWS
As I write this, the major news this week started on Monday with SF106 – which repeals the manner of conveyance and ATV/snowmobile firearms restrictions, passed in the Senate today in a bipartisan vote of 39-7, with 4 Senators excused. It now moves to the House, where similar legislation has completed the committee process. You can watch our social media for the latest updates, and IFC’s Action Alerts Center will have the latest Action Alerts when it’s time to reach out to your respective Representatives.
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Dave Funk
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Iowa Firearms Coalition
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