Implausible and arbitrary restrictions on good Americans are being fought on the legal battlegrounds of both Hawaii and Pennsylvania.

Last week, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed suit against Hawaii’s controversial gun control laws that strip the right to possess or carry firearms from those 18-20 years of age.

Pinales v. Attorney General for the State of Hawaii seeks to overturn the discriminatory law prohibiting this group from purchasing, acquiring or possessing weapons and ammunition.

Almost simultaneously, the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and two private citizens began a legal challenge to Pennsylvania’s prohibition on adults under 21 exercising the right to concealed carry.

Perhaps this is a good time for a brief history lesson.

Though the words and message of the Second Amendment are familiar to most, there are increasing circumstances in which this text bears repeating and reminding.

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Note “the people.” The Framers did not stipulate people of a specific demographic or age group but instead chose to secure the right to keep and bear arms for “the people.”

Unfortunately, some states insist on infringing on the right to keep and bear arms by arbitrarily determining that “the people” do not include adults 18-20 years of age. Never mind that this group may serve in the military and give their lives in defense of their country.

They may also vote, serve on juries, enter into legal contracts and have countless other obligations associated with adulthood.

But, according to these nanny states, we are to believe that these young adults must not be afforded the right to armed self-defense as guaranteed by the Second Amendment.

Now comes a much-needed pair of legal thrusts against these laws on opposite sides of the nation. In Hawaii’s case, SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut presented his group’s argument that a significant segment of the population is being denied fundamental rights.

“Hawaii’s ban on the purchase and possession of firearms by adults in the 18- to 20-year age group makes it impossible for these citizens to exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms,” Kraut explained. “Their rights have been assured by recent Supreme Court rulings, not to mention this nation’s history and tradition, and the Hawaii statutes clearly conflict with those decisions and the relevant history.”

Of course, that history is on the side of young adults. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision established this litmus test for gun control laws to align with the nation’s history and tradition of such regulations.

In Pennsylvania’s case, citizens are generally required to have a concealed carry permit to carry or transport in a vehicle. However, young adults under 21 are ineligible for this license.

This despite the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that “the words ‘the people’ in the Second Amendment presumptively encompass all adult Americans, including 18- to 20-year-olds, and we are aware of no Founding Era law that supports disarming people in that age group.”

Further, Bruen guaranteed the right of the people to bear arms outside of the home for self-defense. With both states’ statutes and other similar laws in anti-gun enclaves nationwide, these restrictions are ripe for challenges due to the Constitution and recent court rulings.

It is increasingly important to remain aware of political challenges to Second Amendment rights. It is also critical to continue to support those on the front lines of protecting the freedom to keep and bear arms for all.

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