The Second Amendment Foundation is challenging federal laws that prohibit law-abiding Americans eighteen through twenty years of age from legally purchasing a handgun through a federally licensed firearm dealer. [More]What?
Thursday, September 09, 2010
SAF CHALLENGES CONSTITUTIONALITY OF FEDERAL HANDGUN BAN FOR LAW ABIDING 18-20 YEAR OLDS
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David,
You were one step ahead of me again. Must be the difference in time zones???
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That wacky NRA. If it's a success, they ride the coattails to success. If it fails, down the memory hole, "Those guys started it!"
The following law firm is named along with D'Cruz's attorney on the last page of the original complaint:
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Does this law firm represent the NRA or SAF?
So who's joining the law suit with D'Cruz, NRA or SAF?
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Is this really the best next step?
Sam
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I hear ya, Kerodin. SAF must have a longterm strategy. Maybe establishing a legal precedent equating RKBA with voting, age of legal majority and other full civil rights that click on at age 18. I never was much for chess.
I dunno guys. I actually think NRA is doing a pretty good thing here--I know I just took a swipe at their chronic credit-taking by substituting SAF for NRA, but this should eliminate a bad edict and expand things favorably--so my attempt at pointed snarkasm notwithstanding, this ain't a bad development, and if they can git 'er done, why not?
My only concern is one of perceptions. The world is far different today than when I was 18 (25 years ago). My Uncle had me double-tapping coffee cans at 15 yards when I was 12, using his 1911 from Vietnam. But I had a family support structure that was comfortable with guns, and by 18 I was quite capable.
Now consider the young hotshots without all that family training & support. When I walked into my family home with my handgun, no one flinched. When an 18 year old young wannabe suburban thug does the same today, that family is probably not ready for it.
My concern is purely political, from a strategic perspective. Many, many families today who have their immature 18 year olds at home will start to wig out a bit and create what may turn into a PR mess. My cousins and I were adults at 18, when we entered the services. Today an 18 year old, on average, is lucky to have developed the maturity level of an average 13 year old.
I just see many opportunities for a PR Cluster Foxtrot.
PS: Sorry if this doesn't make sense - there should be another warning label on Ambien: no blogging!
Sam
III
Support 'full majority' at 18...one cannot be an adult for some purposes but not for others. Nor can one be partly pregnant.
I have never agreed that the government can tell you to kill another human being and then turn around and tell you your not old to drink a beer. You can't have it both ways.
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