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The U.S. Supreme Court just sent a strong message without saying a word: young adults have Second Amendment rights, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a major victory for the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and gun rights advocates across the country, the Supreme Court denied Minnesota\u2019s request to overturn the Eighth Circuit\u2019s ruling in Worth v. Harrington<\/a><\/em>. That means SAF\u2019s win\u2014blocking Minnesota\u2019s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying handguns\u2014stands as the law of the land in the Eighth Circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s cert denial confirms what we\u2019ve said all along \u2013 the Second Amendment is not limited to those 21-years-old and above,\u201d said SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Originally filed in 2021, the case challenged Minnesota\u2019s law that prohibited law-abiding adults under 21 from obtaining a carry permit. SAF was joined by the Minnesota Gun Owners<\/a> Caucus, Firearms Policy Coalition, and three brave plaintiffs\u2014Kristin Worth, Austin Dye, and Axel Anderson. The case quickly gained national attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. District Court issued an injunction, and the Eighth Circuit backed it up. Minnesota, refusing to back down, asked the Supreme Court to intervene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But SCOTUS wasn\u2019t interested. By denying cert, the High Court lets the Eighth Circuit ruling stand\u2014a massive affirmation of young adults’ rights to bear arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are encouraged with today’s ruling, that the Supreme Court was happy to let the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals\u2019 decision that 18-20-year-olds are part of ‘the People’ who have the right to carry a handgun for self-defense, stand,\u201d said Bill Sack, SAF\u2019s Director of Legal Operations. \u201cThis ruling will have reverberations nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And echo it will. SAF is currently engaged in similar lawsuits in other states trying to keep young adults disarmed. With this ruling in place, those bans now look shakier than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Fifth Circuit Smacks Down Age-Based Handgun Ban<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Legal powerhouse Cooper & Kirk, known for their constitutional heavy-hitting, represented the plaintiffs. Attorneys David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, John D. Ohlendorf, and William V. Bergstrom led the charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is to remove any impediments for adults \u2013 no matter their age \u2013 to exercise their Second Amendment rights wherever they live,\u201d Gottlieb<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is more than just a win in one state\u2014it\u2019s a warning shot to anti-gun lawmakers nationwide. The Constitution doesn’t come with an age limit. And thanks to SAF and its allies, the next generation of responsible gun owners just got a seat at the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more updates, visit SAF.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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