A federal judge,appointed by President Joe Biden, on Friday struck down a Minnesota law that prohibits adults age 18-20 from obtaining permits to carry handguns in public.
In a 50-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Menendez concluded that Minnesota's law was unconstitutional and blocked the state from enforcing it.
"Based on a careful review of the record, the court finds that defendants have failed to identify analogous regulations that show a historical tradition in America of depriving 18- to 20-year-olds the right to publicly carry a handgun for self-defense," Menendez wrote. "As a result, the age requirement prohibiting persons between the ages of 18 and 20 from obtaining such a permit to carry violates the Second Amendment."
In a 50-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Menendez concluded that Minnesota's law was unconstitutional and blocked the state from enforcing it.
"Based on a careful review of the record, the court finds that defendants have failed to identify analogous regulations that show a historical tradition in America of depriving 18- to 20-year-olds the right to publicly carry a handgun for self-defense," Menendez wrote. "As a result, the age requirement prohibiting persons between the ages of 18 and 20 from obtaining such a permit to carry violates the Second Amendment."