Effectively barred 18-to-20-year-old residents from carrying firearms outside of their homes
A federal court ruled Wednesday that the state of Pennsylvania violated the Second Amendment by effectively barring 18-to-20-year-old residents from carrying firearms outside of their homes.
Three Pennsylvania residents sued Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Robert Evanchick arguing that the combined effect of the state’s law barring people under 21 from carrying a concealed firearm, and another law prohibiting residents from openly carrying a gun during a state of emergency, effectively banned them from possessing firearms outside their homes in violation of the Second Amendment. The Third Circuit Court ruled 2-1 in favor of the trio of plaintiffs, reversing a previous lower court ruling, according to a court document.
Pennsylvania had been under an uninterrupted state of emergency for nearly three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the court documents. During this period, the plaintiffs were effectively barred from carrying guns in public, which Pennsylvanians are allowed to do during ordinary times.
There shouldn’t be any age restrictions on carrying. Even a 5 year old can carry responsibly and be law abiding. In the old West even kids packed heat. And they didn’t have to wear helmets on their bicycles. And they didn’t have to let pedophile transgenders into their bathrooms. MAGA!
Last time I checked you only had to be 18 to join and serve..just a thought!