Monday, March 17, 2025

Big Opinion on Firearms

 By John R. Byrne

The Eleventh Circuit just dropped another major opinion on constitutional law, this time upholding Florida’s ban on firearm purchases by individuals under 21 against a Second and Fourteenth Amendment challenge. With courts—including SCOTUS—grappling with gun rights post-Bruen, this decision adds another layer to the debate. And if you thought textualist and originalist judges would all fall on the same side of the issue, think again: Chief Judge Pryor and Judge Newsom backed the ruling, while Judges Lagoa, Luck, and Branch dissented. Read the full opinion below.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

At the end of the day, originalists understand that giving handguns to 18 year olds is a stupid fucking idea and they are willing to twist their judicial philosophy enough to prevent that from happening.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Circuit split achieved. Now it goes up!

Anonymous said...

Lol I don’t think this court has been waiting for circuit splits to decide what to take.