Court strikes down Pennsylvania restriction on open carry for those 18 to 20

Published January 18, 2024 6:34pm ET



The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled against a Pennsylvania law Thursday that barred those between ages 18 and 20 from open-carrying guns.

This court ruled 2-1 that 18-year-olds were still considered adults according to the Second Amendment of the Constitution. As a result, their interpretation of the amendment ruled that Pennsylvania could not arrest adults under 21 for open-carrying.

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