Guns and Young People

LOS ANGELES — A federal court in California declined to grant a preliminary injunction to plaintiffs who claim the California Penal Code violates the Second Amendment by restricting gun ownership among 18- to 20-year-olds. The court finds the “potential harm of enjoining a duly-enacted law designed to protect public safety outweighs” young adults’ “inability to secure the firearm of their choice without proper training.”

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