Posted on 07/23/2021 4:26:06 AM PDT by marktwain
On 13 July, 2021, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, a three-judge panel issued an opinion that held 18-20-Year-Old people have Second Amendment rights. To people who have studied the Second Amendment and the supporting documents at the Founding, this is an unsurprising conclusion. From the decision, p. 24:
As with any matter of constitutional interpretation, “our inquiry begins with the text of the Constitution.” Altman v. City of High Point,330 F.3d 194, 200 (4th Cir. 2003). Both the text and structure of the Second Amendment, along with its place within the Constitution as a whole, reveal that it protects 18- to 20-year-olds. First, nothing in the text of the Second Amendment limits its application by age. Second, the most analogous rights to the Second Amendment, those in the First and Fourth Amendments, similarly contain no age limits. Third, most other constitutional rights are not age limited. And fourth, the few rights that may not apply to those under 18 or that change by age are not analogous to the Second Amendment, and most of those rights become applicable at age 18, not 21.
On page 29:
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
If they can vote or serve in the military, they should have full rights.
The minimum age to
Buy alcohol
Buy tobacco
Buy guns
Vote
Join the Army
Rent a car
Be drafted
Serve on a jury
Get married
Should all be the same age.
I’m pretty sure a newborn baby has 2A rights.
Why is renting a car on this list? Car rental ia a contract with a privately owned business.
Complex if in the case of minors, I would like to see gun training in public Highschools.
Yes, I agree.
Try renting a car if you’re under 21.
Why is renting a car on this list? Car rental ia a contract with a privately owned business.
The last sentence in the article says it all.
“To Progressive ideologists, the Constitution has always been an obstacle to work around, rather than a founding document to respect and maintain.”
“Try renting a car if you’re under 21.”
Try renting a car if you’re under 25. It won’t happen.
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