Federal judge strikes down Minnesota law banning 18-20-year-olds from obtaining gun permits

[KellyinAvon]

Dominoes are starting to fall.

In a 50-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Menendez agreed. Relying on the Supreme Court's 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen, the judge concluded that Minnesota's law was unconstitutional and blocked the state from enforcing it.


"Based on a careful review of the record, the court finds that defendants have failed to identify analogous regulations that show a historical tradition in America of depriving 18- to 20-year-olds the right to publicly carry a handgun for self-defense," Menendez wrote. "As a result, the age requirement prohibiting persons between the ages of 18 and 20 from obtaining such a permit to carry violates the Second Amendment."

Federal judge strikes down Minnesota law banning 18-20-year-olds from obtaining gun permits

A federal judge in Minnesota has struck down a state law that prohibited adults under 21 from obtaining a license to carry handguns in public, ruling that the law violated the Second Amendment.

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[Mgderf]

Wow! A 50 page ruling.
That sounds like the Clarence Thomas response in the Bruen case.
With that much text it would be difficult to believe that there would be a lot of room for ambiguity.
Then again, if she was an appointed judge, instead of elected, well then...

 

[bgcatty]

That Bruen decision is a lifesaver for the Second Amendment. Lower courts are starting to read that opinion and abide by the decision. In the case at bar in MN the judge complied with Bruen and slapped MN. Hopefully more trial courts will get the Bruen message!