Judge Upholds California Law Restricting 18- to 20-Year-Olds' Access To Guns

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A federal judge has upheld a California law that restricts young adults from buying guns, finding the statute fits within the nation’s historical tradition of gun regulations.

California penal code Section 27510 bars federal gun dealers from selling or otherwise giving possession of guns to people younger than 21. The law does allow 18- to 20-year-olds to buy certain types of guns if they obtain a hunting license, are serving in the military, or were honorably discharged from the armed forces.

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Ridiculous. "finding the statute fits within the nation’s historical tradition of gun regulations." Traditionally, there were many young shooters with no age minimum.
Historically speaking minors could actually be restricted from keeping and bearing arms during the time of the founding. This also extended to service in the militia which was and still is 17 years of age by federal law. At the time your parents could prevent you from serving in the militia until you were an adult. IIRC you can join the military at 17 with parents permission and a HS diploma. However, at the time of the founders, a minor was anyone under the age of 21. Federal and state law both consider 18 to be an adult and that has been the case for quite some time now.
 
It's convoluted, but possible. 21 WAS the age back "in the day."

REality is this:

Drinking - 21
Tobacco in many places - 21

Military Service - 18
Voting - 18

We gotta decide if we're gonna uphold one standard or the other.

I mean, personally, a RIGHT should be the same as teh age for ALL rights. Booze and cigarettes may not be "rights" in that sense. But if you're predisposed to hating guns, I can see your ability to convey the logic.

Sadly, what these judges think is, "Urban yoof won't be able to legally carry a gun and shoot other urban yoof." Urban yoof don't care about no law, moron!
 
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