and America takes another one in the........
Posted on 02/25/2014 10:10:08 AM PST by neverdem
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into the politically volatile issue of gun control by leaving intact three court rulings rejecting challenges to federal and state laws.
The court's decision not to hear the cases represented a loss for gun rights advocates, including the National Rifle Association, which was behind two of the challenges.
The first case involved a challenge by the NRA to a Texas law that prevents 18-20 year olds from carrying handguns in public. It also raised the broader question of whether there is a broad right under the Second Amendment to bear arms in public.
The second NRA case was a challenge to several federal laws and regulations, dating back to 1968, that make it illegal for firearms dealers to sell guns or ammunition to anyone under 21...
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Yes, there is. It is the Gun Control Act of 1968, as codified in Chapter 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
The ammunition is prohibited only if it is considered "handgun ammunition" which most calibers (thanks to AR & AK pistols and "The Judge") of rifle and shotgun ammo are.
The FFL cannot sell a handgun to a person under 21. Under-21 Americans can buy a handgun from a private party, though. No mention of ammo.
and America takes another one in the........
Well said, TS...I’m with you...
Read what they wrote again. They said guns and ammo sales to those under 21 were banned. That is false.
They didn’t say handguns and handgun ammo.
I hope you're referring to the 2nd Amendment rights alone and not the larger issue that the left has been lobbying for during the last 50+ years for DC to have it's own Senator and Representative, because that would just be a guaranteed pickup for the leftist extremists. Forever.
And even if the kids were 50 years old it still wouldn’t excuse Roberts of breaking Irish laws and U.S. Laws by doing what he did.
And there you have it. I don't plan on standing still.
Commonly held firearms are for a polite society which respects rule-of-law and observes the boundaries agreed to for membership.
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