The debate over the Second Amendment rights of 18-to-20-year-olds intensifies as the Eleventh Circuit upholds Florida’s law raising the firearm purchase age. Critics argue that the decision misapplies originalist principles by ignoring the absence of historical laws restricting young adults from obtaining firearms at the time of the Second Amendment’s ratification.
Mark Smith of Ave Maria School of Law contends that this ruling directly conflicts with historical precedent, as the Militia Act of 1792 required young men to acquire their own firearms. As the Supreme Court faces a circuit split on this issue, advocates urge the Department of Justice to take action in support of young adults’ Second Amendment rights, reinforcing the urgency for a definitive national stance on the matter.
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