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Federal appeals court affirms that Minnesota's age limit on permit to carry is unconstitutional
Federal appeals court affirms that Minnesota’s age limit on permit to carry is unconstitutional
A Minnesota law restricting adults younger than 21 from obtaining a permit to carry a firearm is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled.
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the opinion on Tuesday, affirming a ruling by U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez last year that prohibited Minnesota from denying 18-to-20-year-olds from getting a permit to carry.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison can appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Members of firearms rights groups — the Second Amendment Foundation, the Firearms Policy Coalition and the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus — filed the original complaint in 2021 against three county sheriffs. The plaintiffs were all gun owners older than 18 but younger than 21 who argued Minnesota’s age restriction on acquiring a permit to carry infringed on their Second and 14th Amendment rights.
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/federal-appeals-court-affirms-that-minnesotas-age-limit-on-permit-to-carry-is-unconstitutional/
A Minnesota law restricting adults younger than 21 from obtaining a permit to carry a firearm is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled.
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the opinion on Tuesday, affirming a ruling by U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez last year that prohibited Minnesota from denying 18-to-20-year-olds from getting a permit to carry.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison can appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Members of firearms rights groups — the Second Amendment Foundation, the Firearms Policy Coalition and the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus — filed the original complaint in 2021 against three county sheriffs. The plaintiffs were all gun owners older than 18 but younger than 21 who argued Minnesota’s age restriction on acquiring a permit to carry infringed on their Second and 14th Amendment rights.
No sense wasting time appealing to SCOTUS...
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