In July, in Hirschfeld v. ATF, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the right to keep and bear arms enshrined in the Second Amendment applies to 18-20 year olds. Observers expected the Fourth Circuit might rehear the case en banc. Instead the decision has been vacated as moot, as none of the plaintiffs are 18-to-20-years old anymore.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. . . Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them."
- Thomas Paine
"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem."
Seems to me it should have been a class action suit for all 18 to 20 years old not felon citizens.
AlanM
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men. - RAH
Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you obviously weren't properly dissolved.
This is what happens when a court is forced to make a decision they don't like. They found a way to boot the case. The beauty in their eyes is that this decision virtually guarantees a case can't survive long enough to result in a decision, thereby denying the population as a whole unable to have their rights affirmed.
God,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can
and the Wisdom to know the difference.
That is why it needs to be made a class action suit. One person ages out, another gets added to the plaintiff list.
catfish86 wrote:This is what happens when a court is forced to make a decision they don't like. They found a way to boot the case. The beauty in their eyes is that this decision virtually guarantees a case can't survive long enough to result in a decision, thereby denying the population as a whole unable to have their rights affirmed.
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Samuel Adams wrote:If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.
I know, don't expect logic, but Federal law automatically makes 17 year old males members of the militia. The militia is supposed to be armed. By inference (and logic, LOL) 17 year olds should be armed.
What good is an unarmed militia?
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The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age ...
