JUST IN: The NRA has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Florida's new law banning gun purchases for those under the age of 21 —>pic.twitter.com/BLft1L3TzW
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
I definitely am interested in seeing their arguments on this, but that reads as a pretty weak opening salvo to me. (As noted, that one graf even says, “almost all purposes.”)
Am I crazy to think that the right to buy a gun at 18 is probably headed for SCOTUS?
I mean, of course that’s why they’re doing it. But the court has also sidestepped a few would-be SCOTUS challenges to gun control measures (CA and MD), so, not necessarily.
It's truly a fascinating issue.
Also, don’t they seem to be stretching really hard on the class of allegedly harmed members here?pic.twitter.com/bnsatgMVGg
Honestly, I think associational standing is important and likely a pretty strong argument here.
This just seems to be a particularly interesting membership group to contemplate, compared to other associations...maybe just my ignorance of guns generally, I just don’t see many 18-21 yr-olds sending in membership dues to the NRA.
Florida's law doesn't prohibit 18-20yos from OWNING firearms, just from purchasing them. The 'right to bear' doesn't enter into this equation; we're talking a commercial transaction, and states can put whatever conditions they want on them.
In other words, these young adults could easily receive firearms as gifts or bequests. Never before had an argument been made that the 2nd A included an absolute right to BUY firearms.
And that the second amendment applies to right to buy a gun rather than possess
If this argument were to work, wouldn't it in theory open the door to challenge legality of *any* age limit beyond 18? Drinking age, car rental, etc....
I don’t see anything wrong with that. A drinking age of 21 is a little ridiculous in my opinion.
I agree, but the right to drink alcohol is not (even arguably) protected by a constitutional amendment.
A good lawyer could argue under the first amendment 
Let's not go there... Soon enough someone will argue that bullets are speech!
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.