The Supreme Court won’t revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adults

WASHINGTON AP The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Minnesota asking to revive the state s ban on gun-carry permits for young adults The justices also left in place a ban on guns at the University of Michigan declining to hear an appeal from a man who argued he has a right to be armed on campus No justice noted a dissent in either scenario Taken together the actions reflect the high court s apparent lack of appetite for cases that further explore the constitutional right to keep and bear arms The court has repeatedly turned away gun cases since its ruling that expanded gun rights and a clarifying decision that upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect casualties of domestic violence The decision not to hear the Minnesota episode was somewhat surprising because both sides sought the Supreme Court s review and courts around the country have come to different conclusions about whether states can limit the gun rights of people aged to without violating the Constitution The federal appeals court in St Louis ruled that the Minnesota ban conflicted with the Second Amendment which the court noted sets no age limit and generally protects ordinary law-abiding young adults In January the federal appeals court in New Orleans struck down a federal law requiring young adults to be to buy handguns In February a federal judge declined to block Hawaii s ban on gun possession for people under The post The Supreme Court won t revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adults appeared first on MinnPost