Texas can't ban adults under 21 from carrying handguns, judge rules

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The judge rejected Texas' arguments that the age-based prohibition was similar to other permissible laws that limit gun ownership or possession by particular groups, such as those with felony convictions or mental illness.
55% : The judge, however, stayed enforcement of his injunction for 30 days or until an expected appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is resolved.
51% : Although the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms, "Texas prohibits law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying a handgun for self-defense outside the home," U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman of Fort Worth concluded in a Thursday order.
47% : "Generally, the Second Amendment guarantees 'the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,' and the 'people' referred to in the Bill of Rights have always been understood to be 'the whole people,'" Pittman wrote.
47% : Pittman explained the unusual move by acknowledging that his ruling relied on a review of gun laws and practices that were in place during the nation's founding and during Reconstruction - a review that could be subject to differing interpretations.

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