Maryland Attorney General News Releases: Attorney General Frosh Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Florida’s Firearm Age Regulations

You are subscribed to News Releases for the Maryland Attorney General. A new press release has been issued.   Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to get our Press Releases in your inbox. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2021 Media Contacts: press@oag.state.md.us 410-576-7009 Attorney General Frosh Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Florida's Firearm Age Regulations   BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in defending a Florida law limiting the sale of firearms to people ages 21 and up.  In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, the coalition argues that states have the right to enact reasonable, age-based firearm regulations that protect public safety and reduce the prevalence of gun violence. The coalition filed the brief in National Rifle Association v. Commissioner, Florida Department of Law Enforcement.  The lawsuit challenges a provision of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act that generally prohibits the purchase of firearms by individuals under the age of 21.  The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claim that the law infringes upon the Second Amendment rights of young people.  A lower court in this case rejected that argument, holding that laws regulating the sale of firearms to young people are longstanding and constitutional. "Homicides and other crimes of violence involving firearms are disproportionately committed by individuals under age 21," said Attorney General Frosh.  "Laws establishing age limits for firearm ownership are both Constitutional and effective in preventing gun violence." In the brief, the coalition argues that the Second Amendment gives states the ability to enact sensible regulations designed to protect the public, including age-based restrictions that limit the ability of people younger than 21 to purchase firearms.  Although regulations differ based on each state's needs, virtually every state and the District of Columbia has imposed some age-based restrictions on the sale or use of firearms, and at least 19 states, including Maryland, and the District of Columbia have enacted a minimum age requirement of 21 for the sale or possession of certain categories of firearms.  Similarly, courts across the country have consistently upheld age-based regulations, noting that the goal of these regulations is to deter crime and promote public safety. Joining Attorney General Frosh in filing the brief are the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington   https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2021/102621.pdf   Stay Connected with the Maryland Attorney General: SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help  |   This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Maryland Attorney General · 200 St. Paul Place · Baltimore, MD 21202