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Florida court says adults under 21 have same gun rights as other adults
The state attorney general, James Uthmeier declined to defend the nearly 40-year-old ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying concealed weapons.
In a victory for gun rights activists, a Florida appeals court has ruled that adults under age 21 have the right to carry a concealed weapon , declaring that a state law restricting them from doing so is a violation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal in Broward County came Wednesday after Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office would not defend the law. After the ruling, Uthmeier said it will not be appealed.
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