Judge Strikes Down Texas Law Barring Adults Under 21 From Carrying Handguns

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : A federal judge in Fort Worth struck down a Texas law on Thursday that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying handguns, on the grounds that the restriction violated the Second Amendment.
52% : In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman of the Northern District of Texas argued that the Second Amendment, "as informed by Founding-era history and tradition," did not exclude 18- to 20-year-olds from the right to bear arms.
43% : The lawsuit argued that "18- to 20-year-old adults were fully protected by the Second Amendment at the time of its ratification."
41% :Texas gun laws have grown less restrictive in recent years, even as the state reels from mass shootings, including in El Paso and Uvalde.

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