TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) - The National Rifle Association on Wednesday went to a federal appeals court after a judge last month upheld a Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying guns.
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Hell, I just realized it's been months and months since the NRA's sent me a letter asking for a donation.
...and the court has ruled - UNCONSTITUTIONAL
ReplyDeletehttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/13/federal-appeals-court-handgun-purchase-ban-for-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional/
Nemo
The court decision makes entirely too much common sense in it's original interpretation of the Constitution. It will be overturned after an en banc review by the court, will then be appealed to the Supreme Court, which will not grant cert. Which means the en banc decision will stand.
DeleteI'm not a lawyer but I've been around long enough to know how the game is played.
Oh, and screw the NRA. I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire. They've been traitors on gun control since their inception and they've only gotten worse under LaPierre.
DeleteNemo
Haven't heard from them since I didn't renew in April, ending about thirty years of membership. When they hang La Pierre from a lamp post, I might rejoin. Anyway, I'm not so sure about letting 18-20 year olds buy guns. Especially since a few years ago, I was in a local gun store and a young guy was saying, "I'm twenty-one today and I'm going to buy a gun and get drunk." I assume he was joking but as an old fart, I'm not so trusting of the judgement of the really young. I was one once, myself so I have an inside view of the mind of a teenager.
ReplyDelete18 year olds can already buy guns, it’s HANDGUNS they can’t buy.
DeleteAt 18 you can be sentenced to life in prison.
You can be killed in military action (where they handed you a machine gun AND a pistol).
You can vote.
I’ve got no problem with them being treated as the adults they are.
Either they have rights or they don't.
DeletePartial rights based on varying age, well, no. That's not cool. Never has, never will.
Me too on the letter thing, but I did file a USPS form 1500 on the two face crooked sum bitches.
ReplyDeleteThe last time the NRA hit me up, I told them I was unemployed and not to call again. It's worked so far! (3 yrs)
ReplyDeleteSince I'm WAY past the age to be affected by this, I don't care. I do question the overreach of gov't to arbitrarily set age limits like this. Maybe they'll move it up to 30 or 40 years of age, who knows. I always questioned the legality of them keeping alcohol out of 18 year old's hands - I mean, after all, it IS a right granted by the 21st amendment, when they allowed everyone to drink again. This IS a free country - the gov't is free to do whatever it wants to you.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bullshit law, especially when little is done about under 18 bangers packing stolen heat, and plenty willing to use it.
ReplyDeleteWhat's your fucking law going to do about that?