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31-01-2025
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Federal court rules ATF age limits on handgun sales violate Second Amendment
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled a nationwide ban on handgun sales to young adults is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found a federal law that prohibits adults aged 18-20 from buying handguns violates the Second Amendment. The ruling comes as key firearms regulations have been struck down across the country following a landmark Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights in 2022. "Ultimately, the text of the Second Amendment includes eighteen-to-twenty-year-old individuals among 'the people' whose right to keep and bear arms is protected," the opinion of the court states. The decision refers the case back to a lower court judge. Massie And Other Republicans Push 'National Constitutional Carry Act' To Protect Americans' Gun Rights Previously, the appeals court had upheld the requirement that adults must be at least 21 to purchase a handgun. But since the Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, judges are required to determine if a firearm restriction being challenged is firmly rooted in the nation's historical traditions. Judges in Minnesota, Virginia and Texas have already found that state laws restricting handgun sales to young adults do not pass that test. The Biden administration fought those rulings, but the Trump administration is expected to be friendlier towards gun rights. At a National Rifle Association event last year during the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump said, "no one will lay a finger on your firearms." Read On The Fox News App Constitutional law attorney and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley observed that the Trump administration may not appeal the fifth circuit's decision, which could mean the Supreme Court will not have a chance to review it. "For gun rights advocates, it may have been better if this decision had been handed down during the Biden Administration," Turley posted on X. "The Trump Administration will likely support the ruling and not appeal to the Supreme Court. Such an appeal could have extended this precedent nationally." Biden Admin Drops Its 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Targeting Gun Dealer Licenses Over Paperwork Errors The Supreme Court, meanwhile, decided to keep a federal gun law on the books last year. The high court overturned a different ruling from the 5th Circuit and upheld a law intended to protect victims of domestic violence. "Today's ruling is yet another critical FPC win against an immoral and unconstitutional age-based gun ban," said Firearms Policy Coalition President Brandon Combs in a statement. Two FPC members sued to overturn the law, along with the Second Amendment Foundation and the Louisiana Shooting Association. Supreme Court Makes Decision On Gun Law Challenges In Delaware, Maryland "We look forward to restoring the Second Amendment rights of all peaceable adults throughout the United States," Combs added. Federal law requires a person to be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed firearm dealer and 18 to buy a long gun from a dealer, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. There is an 18-year-old minimum for handgun purchases from unlicensed sellers and no minimum age for long guns, according to the group's research. Click To Get The Fox News App "The law that prohibits dealers from selling handguns to those under twenty-one is both constitutional and crucial for public safety," said Janet Carter, senior director of issues and appeals at Everytown Law. "Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens, and 18-to-20-year-olds commit gun homicides at triple the rate of adults 21 and over, according to FBI statistics." "We hope the federal government will fight this reckless ruling by seeking rehearing en banc, or taking the case directly to the Supreme Court. We look forward to supporting the defense of this common sense law."Original article source: Federal court rules ATF age limits on handgun sales violate Second Amendment
Yahoo
29-01-2025
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Thomas Massie and Mike Lee advocate for US to dump NATO
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Sen. Mike Lee are advocating for the U.S. to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organiation (NATO). "If you could snap your fingers and get us out of NATO today, would you?" Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, asked in a post on X. "Yes," Massie replied. Massie And Other Republicans Push 'National Constitutional Carry Act' To Protect Americans' Gun Rights The House lawmaker has previously called the alliance — which includes the U.S. and scads of other nations — a "Cold War relic." "I would withdraw us from NATO," Massie said, the Washington Post reported in 2022. "It's a Cold War relic. Our involvement should have ceased when the [Berlin] wall fell and the Soviet Union collapsed." Read On The Fox News App Lee has been critical of the NATO alliance, describing it as a "great deal for Europe," but a "raw deal for America." Mike Lee Floats Allowing Private Parties To Target Drug Cartels For Profit The senator has called for the U.S. to consider departing NATO, and has in some cases explicitly endorsed the prospect of a U.S. withdrawal. "NATO members must pay up now," Lee asserted in a tweet. "If they don't—and maybe even if they do—the U.S. should seriously consider leaving NATO," he continued. "We won the Cold War," the senator noted. "A long time ago, in fact." "Amen!" Lee exclaimed in a tweet when responding to someone who had declared, "Let's leave NATO." "Let's go!" the lawmaker wrote in response to two separate posts suggesting that President Donald Trump should withdraw the U.S. from NATO. Mike Lee Continues Calling For Abolition Of Tsa Part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which was signed by President Joe Biden in late 2023, placed into U.S. law language that declares, "The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided that two-thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress."Original article source: Thomas Massie and Mike Lee advocate for US to dump NATO
Yahoo
27-01-2025
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Thomas Massie says he loves teenage Boy Scout's policy proposal: Zero tax for workers younger than 18
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., noted that a Boy Scout proposed a policy of not taxing workers younger than age 18. The congressman from the Bluegrass State listed several reasons why he loves the idea. "A 15 yr old Boy Scout working on his merit badge just sent me this idea: No taxes on workers under 18 yrs old. I love it because: 1. They need experience to pick a college major 2. They need to develop a work ethic 3. The economy needs more workers 4. They don't get to vote," Massie wrote in a post on X. Massie And Other Republicans Push 'National Constitutional Carry Act' To Protect Americans' Gun Rights Someone responded to the lawmaker, suggesting that youths "don't make enough money for the most part and get it back when they file taxes. It is a good lesson on how to file taxes and gives them a chance to get a return," the person opined. Massie replied, "Sounds like conditioning to be sheeple. Hard pass." Read On The Fox News App Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., indicated that high minimum wages box young people out of the job market. Republican Lawmakers Push To Abolish 'Unconstitutional' Atf "So many of our youth have lost the opportunity to enter the workforce due to high minimum wage requirements. High taxes, insurance, and paid leave requirements are a few of many issues as well. Small business owners are unable to invest in first-time workers or provide them with skills training for their future," she tweeted. "Great points!" Massie replied. He has previously suggested that the U.S. should nix the federal income tax entirely. Massie Drops Colorful Analogy Opposing Foreign Aid, Mocks Speaker Johnson With Ai-generated Image "The federal income tax was unconstitutional for most of our [country's] existence. The founders of this country would have never agreed to it. We should repeal it," he tweeted in February 2024. Massie has also spoken out against foreign aid. "My position of 'no foreign aid' might sound extreme to some, but it's far more extreme to force future generations of Americans into indentured servitude to our foreign creditors," he noted in a 2023 article source: Thomas Massie says he loves teenage Boy Scout's policy proposal: Zero tax for workers younger than 18
