Posted on 03/09/2018 4:06:29 PM PST by Jed Eckert
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — UPDATE (6:15 p.m.):
The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed, saying it violates the Second Amendment by raising the age to buy guns from 18 to 21.
The lawsuit came just hours after Gov. Scott, a Republican, signed the compromise bill Friday afternoon.
Lawyers for the NRA want a federal judge to block the new age restriction from taking effect.
The new legislation raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks that allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire. It also creates a so-called "guardian" program that enables teachers and other school employees to carry handguns.
The new measures come in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.
....more at link
(Excerpt) Read more at whsv.com ...
SHAME ON THOSE AR 15’S
FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PARKSIDE SCHOOL
BLAME GUNS
NOT
PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT POLICIES FAILURES THEY
MUST BE HIDDEN
The inability to counter this perverted (they call progressive) agenda created by the democratic party ( in name only) has its goose stepping adherents in the media left make it up as guns and the NRA garbage through their swill mills. When it should be contested by GOP state and federal legislators who should be demanding investigative hearings exposing policy failures
DON’T MENTION THIS
Besides examining the conduct and arrangements of the Broward county sheriff’s dept performance failures. A dramatic reduction in disciplinary incidents at Parkside were reported after the selection of Obama’s Chicago friend as school superintendent occurred which was publicly acclaimed.And that school district was receiving large grant money from Obama’s Attorney General because of those results. That many critics claimed encouraged criminal activity. Which should require Trump Administration US Attorney General beside find out why when the FBI knew that Cruz should not be able to purchase weapons did. And review these grant programs instituted by the previous Obama administration.
Sources for the formulation of this report come from postings from newspaper and television stations placed in the news aggregation web site Free Republic by volunteers during the period of Feb 14th to the 25th .
The original sources are linked in these postings
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3635254/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3635029/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3634902/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3634905/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3634916/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3635556/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3636095/posts
http://www.theusmat.com/index.htm
Later failure exposures
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3638138/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3638193/posts
However, you are required to serve in the military at age 18 years. Then raise the age to serve to 21 years, too.
Seems unfair — demand that a young man serve in the military, yet he is not trustworthy enough to own a weapon.
Also purchasing alcohol is not a right as spelled out in the Bill of Rights.
...The maturity level of people that are in their 20's today would be comparable to the maturity level of people in their early to late teens decades ago.
Please accept my apology
2nd correction
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3638183/posts
Oh, ok! I could never vote for Nelson!
I’d ask the promoters of the legislation if, after this law is passed, they are promising that a situation like happened in Florida will never happen again?
And then take names and promise that blame will directed at them if/when it happens again. The will own it. After all, they promised by passing the law.
IMO, it is both a feel good solution and a misleading lie.
Agreed. This suit is dead on arrival in the courts. Heller specifically stated that some regulation was permissible.
They should sue of age of any gun sale, also the 3-day waiting period, etc.
It will be an interesting case.
The GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968 (federal law) set the ages of 21 for handguns and 18 for rifles and shotguns.
Hey....raise it to 30....Why is 21 the magic number?
Yes, you are correct. The following is from a Feb. 26, 2018 article on the New Republic site
"America’s regulations on gun purchases don’t make much sense no matter how you feel about the Second Amendment. By federal law, only people 21 and older can buy a handgun from a licensed dealer, but 18-year-olds can buy shotguns and rifles—including the infamous AR-15.
In 2012, the National Rifle Association implored the U.S. Supreme Court to fix this inconsistency—by allowing people under 21 to buy handguns. In its petition, the gun-rights group told the justices that young Americans should not be deprived of their constitutional right to buy a specific class of firearms. “It is undisputed that 18-to-20-year-olds were not only permitted but required to keep and bear arms when the Second Amendment was ratified,” the NRA’s lawyers wrote. A group of conservative attorneys general from 22 states filed a brief backing the NRA’s petition.
For whatever reason, in what has become a trend on gun cases, the court decided not to accept the challenge."
Hey, I got an idea, lets set the age limit to buy a gun to 99 years old.
How about that?
I wish them luck, but I think they’ll lose.
I hate the way the 2nd is constantly whittled away but I don’t want this SC to get another challenge we barely won the last one 5-4 and Kennedy was very wobbly.
I’m not a lawyer, but this effectively means 18-20 year olds cannot own any firearm until their 21st birthday, which I’m not sure is legal. Alcohol, tobacco and driving aren’t constitutional rights.
Explain why not then make it 35. After all, that’s the age the founding fathers penned when a man is almost assuredly of sound mind and judgement, enough to be eligible for the presidency. How about the age of those able-bodied in the unorganized militia, 17 to 64 as is current regulation?
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246
I’ll vote for Bill Nelson.
With all due respect you’re being silly. Scott made a number of good decisions as Governor. Nelson is an idiot.
Don’t. Please.
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he difference is that there is no Constitutional right to buy alcohol. There is a Constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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*sigh*
The Const. doesn’t GRANT Rights, but merely reaffirms a FEW of import vs. govt. The Rights of the People are INFINITE; the power of govt are few and defined.
9th A:
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
I am so sick of supposed “Conservatives” coming on here and saying, “I’ll vote for a Communist.” Yeah, you will know what you get with Bill Nelson. He’s a baby killing, gun grabbing, anti-Trump lunatic who will do everything in his power to march the country down the path toward Communism.
Do you want more strict Constructionist judges like Justice Gorsuch? Bill Nelson will block every one of them.
Do you want to advance the cause of life? Bill Nelson will push abortion on demand every chance he can get.
Do you want to protect the Second Amendment? Bill Nelson ran out to the media before the bodies were cold in Parkland, calling for an OUTRIGHT BAN, instant felon status on ALL Semi-autos.
You don’t vote for a monster like that, under any circumstances.
If you are mad at Scott, fine! I’m with you. Vote against him the primary. If he wins the primary, vote for a Constitution party candidate or write in a name. But you don’t ever vote for a Communist “because you know what you will get.”
Not if you are a Conservative.
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