{"id":2114528,"date":"2023-12-03T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2a-victory-judge-rules-federal-ban-on-handgun-sales-to-18-to-20-year-olds-unconstitutional\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T12:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:02:24","slug":"2a-victory-judge-rules-federal-ban-on-handgun-sales-to-18-to-20-year-olds-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2a-victory-judge-rules-federal-ban-on-handgun-sales-to-18-to-20-year-olds-unconstitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal ban on handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds ruled unconstitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2a-victory-judge-rules-federal-ban-on-handgun-sales-to-18-to-20-year-olds-unconstitutional%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2114528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>2A Victory: Judge\u200b Rules Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to 18- to 20-Year-Olds Unconstitutional<\/h2>\n<p>A federal judge on Friday delivered \u2064a major \u2063blow \u200cto\u200b the Biden administration&#8217;s attempt to prohibit\u2064 adults between the\u2063 ages of 18 and 20 from purchasing handguns. Judge Thomas Kleeh, an \u2062appointee of former\u2062 President Donald Trump \u200dand Chief Judge of the United States District Court\u200d for\u2064 the Northern District of West Virginia, ruled in favor of Steven Robert\u200c Brown and Benjamin Weekley, \u200bwho\u200c were affected by the ban. This ruling \u200cmarks a significant victory for Second Amendment rights, particularly\u200b for young adults.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The ruling stated that the purchase of handguns \u2064by the plaintiffs falls within \u2062the &#8220;unqualified command&#8221; of\u2062 the\u2063 Second Amendment and that the challenged statutes and regulations are not\u200c consistent\u200b with the nation&#8217;s historic \u2063tradition of \u200dfirearm regulation. The judge deemed\u200b the ban on Brown and Weekley from buying handguns as facially unconstitutional and as applied to the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This decision heavily \u200crelied on the precedent\u2062 set\u200c by the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court\u200c ruling in New York State \u200cRifle and Pistol\u2063 Association Inc. vs. Bruen, which established that any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">gun control law<\/a> must\u200d have its roots in the historical tradition of\u200d firearms regulation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Under this standard, the government must demonstrate that the regulation aligns with the nation&#8217;s historical tradition of firearm regulation. Only then\u2062 can a court\u200b conclude that the individual&#8217;s conduct falls outside the Second Amendment&#8217;s &#8220;unqualified command.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The judge dismissed \u2062the federal government&#8217;s argument that the parents of the plaintiffs could purchase guns for them to use, emphasizing that this workaround does not address the plaintiffs&#8217; injury. Kleeh highlighted that the deprivation of a constitutional right is an injury in itself, regardless of the existence of a lawful alternative.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to Kleeh, Americans have the right to \u2062possess guns unless the government can prove otherwise, which it failed to do in this case. The burden falls on the \u2062government to justify any challenged regulation, and in\u200b this instance, the government did not present evidence of age-based restrictions on firearm purchase or sale before or \u200cduring the Founding or in subsequent relevant timeframes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adam Kraut, executive\u2062 director of the Second Amendment Foundation, expressed\u2063 his\u200b satisfaction with the ruling, stating that it \u2062is a significant \u200dvictory for Second Amendment rights, particularly for young adults. He criticized the Biden Justice Department&#8217;s argument\u200c that individuals in \u2064this age group were not adults, calling it ludicrous and highlighting the government&#8217;s failure\u2062 to defend the constitutionality of the\u200c handgun prohibition.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The foundation&#8217;s founder and Executive Vice President, Alan M. Gottlieb, emphasized that there\u200b was never any historical\u2063 evidence supporting \u200bthe arbitrary ban \u2062on handgun purchase and ownership by young adults. He pointed out that\u200d historically, individuals in this age group were considered mature enough to serve in the militia, the military, and\u2063 take on other responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p><em>This\u200c article was originally published on \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What inconsistencies \u200cdid the court highlight regarding 18- to 20-year-olds&#8217; responsibilities and their ability to\u200d purchase handguns for self-defense?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  H historical practices \u200dand does not impose\u2062 an undue burden on the Second Amendment rights of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">law-abiding citizens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the\u200c case of the federal ban on handgun sales to 18- \u200cto 20-year-olds, Judge Kleeh found \u2063that these individuals have historically been recognized as\u2063 adults\u200c with full constitutional rights\u2062 and responsibilities. As such, they\u2064 should not be deprived of\u2062 their \u2064Second Amendment rights \u200bwithout a\u2064 compelling justification.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200bthe court highlighted \u200dthe fact that 18-\u200c to 20-year-olds are already \u200ctrusted with numerous\u200b other \u200cadult responsibilities, including voting, \u200cserving in the military, and even \u2063potentially facing the death penalty. Restricting their ability to purchase handguns, which\u2064 are commonly used for self-defense purposes, seemed inconsistent with the level of \u200dtrust placed upon this age group\u200d in other areas of society.<\/p>\n<p>While the Biden administration argued that the ban was necessary to reduce gun violence and \u2064protect public safety, the court found no evidence to support these claims. In fact, Judge\u2064 Kleeh pointed out that the ban would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2a-win-judge-strikes-down-new-york-city-gun-regulation\/\" title=\"Judge invalidates NYC gun regulation.\">disproportionately affect law-abiding citizens<\/a> and hinder their ability to protect themselves\u2064 and their families in potentially dangerous situations.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling has significant implications for not only the Biden administration&#8217;s\u2064 gun control agenda but\u200c also for the broader interpretation of the Second\u200c Amendment. It reaffirms the importance of individual\u200b rights and challenges the notion that the government can restrict access to firearms without a compelling reason.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is \u200dimportant \u2064to note \u2063that Judge Kleeh&#8217;s ruling only applies to\u2062 the specific federal ban \u200bon handgun sales \u200cto \u200b18- to 20-year-olds. It does not invalidate other age restrictions or \u2063regulations on \u200cfirearm purchases. Each case\u2063 will be evaluated on its own merits, taking into account the historical \u2064tradition\u200d of firearms regulation and the\u2063 impact\u200d on Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this ruling \u2063serves as a significant victory for Second Amendment advocates and sets\u2064 a \u200dprecedent \u2062for future cases \u2064involving age restrictions on firearms. \u200bIt highlights\u2063 the\u2063 importance of upholding \u200cthe \u200drights of all citizens, regardless of age, and \u200cthe\u2062 need \u200dfor any government regulations to be\u2063 rooted in historical tradition and\u200c supported by compelling justifications.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2063 legal battle over gun control continues, this ruling provides a glimmer of hope for\u200b those who believe in the fundamental right to bear arms and advocates for a balanced approach\u200d that prioritizes both public safety and individual liberties.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to\u200b be seen how \u2063the Biden \u2063administration \u200cwill \u200drespond to this ruling and whether they will \u2063challenge it in \u200bhigher courts. In the meantime, the victory\u200d for Steven Robert\u200c Brown \u2064and Benjamin Weekley is a testament to the importance of the judicial system in safeguarding our constitutional rights and ensuring that government actions \u200care within the bounds \u200bof the law.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this ruling represents a significant step\u2062 forward for Second Amendment \u2063rights,\u200b as it recognizes \u200cthe\u2062 rights of young adults to \u2064bear arms and challenges the constitutionality of restricting their access to handguns. \u2064It sets a precedent for future cases and reiterates the importance of historical practices and \u200dcompelling justifications in gun \u200dcontrol\u200c regulations. The decision serves as a victory for individual liberties and reinforces the \u2064balance between public safety and personal freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge, Thomas Kleeh, appointed by former President Donald Trump, has invalidated the Biden administration&#8217;s attempt to prohibit adults aged 18 to 20 from purchasing handguns. 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