A federal judge in Minnesota has struck down a state law that prohibited adults under 21 from obtaining a license to carry handguns in public, ruling that the law violated the Second Amendment.
, Menendez wrote, is that courts are not permitted to weigh the state's policy concerns nor consider"the wisdom behind enacting a 21-year-old requirement for publicly carrying a handgun."
"Some Minnesotans are surely fine with that result," the judge continued."Others may wonder what public safety measures are left to be achieved through the political process where guns are concerned. Butmakes it clear that today's policy considerations play no role in an analytical framework that begins and ends more than 200 years ago."
Menendez's ruling enables adults under 21 to obtain a license to carry a handgun in public in Minnesota, provided they meet all the other requirements of the law, including showing proof they received training, passing a background check, and having no criminal history orBryan Stawser, chair of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, cheered the decision as"a resounding victory for 18-20-year-old adults who wish to exercise their constitutional right to bear arms.
Following the ruling, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed an emergency motion for a stay so that Minnesota can file an appeal of the court's decision, or alternatively, have"a stay for 60 days to allow for its orderly implementation." Minnesota Democratic Gov.
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