High court rejects NRA appeals

The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from the National Rifle Association which complained about resistance by governments and judges to the high court’s recent seminal rulings declaring that Americans have a constitutional right to own a gun.

The justices on Monday let stand rulings that upheld a federal law that prevents young adults ages 18-20 from purchasing a handgun or ammunition from a licensed federal firearms dealer and a Texas regulation that prohibits most 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying a handgun outside the home.