NRA nows sues Florida over new "School Safety ACT"

[Rule3]

Part of the "Safety Act" was raising the age to purchase a rifle to 21 and wait 3 days (like handguns). Also bans "Bump stocks"

Will this set in motion, other States raising the age for a rifle to 21??

The School Safety act, was a knee jerk hurry up and do something IMHO. It was not enough time to actually think about the bill and was passed based on emotion.

I have no problem allocation funding to help improve mental health for those that need it, nor security measures for schools, but as with most things, the money will be spent creating bureaucracy to implement these programs and I doubt will directly change anything.

Having worked for State Govt, I know how they like to throw money at "problems"

Believe me the "students/Children" are not done influencing this!

The bill:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/politics/florida-rick-scott-gun-bill/index.html

The NRA Suit:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...t-aiming-shut-down-gun-control-law/412428002/

 

[yokel]

The NRA lawsuit mentions that the provision regarding a new age limit of 21 for all rifle purchases doesn't jibe with a certain federal statute:

10 U.S. Code § 246 - Militia: composition and classes

(a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are-
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

 

[Frank Ettin]

The Legal Forum is a place for serious discussion about what the law is, what it means, how it works, how it applies, and how to deal with it. It is not a place for rants or complaints (and that's why some posts have disappeared).

And so this discussion can profitably continue someone needs to post a link to the NRA’s complaint filed to start the suit.

 

[RETG]

https://www.scribd.com/document/373426946/NRA-Federal-Complaint-vs-Pam-Bondi-and-Rick-Swearingen

 

[Frank Ettin]

Thank you.

 

[F-111 John]

Given the Fifth Circuit ruling in NRA v. BAFTE with regards to the sale of handguns by FFLs to 18-21 year olds, and the Supreme Court's denial of petition to hear the case, I fail to see how the NRA expects to win this case.

The Florida statute prohibits the sale of any firearm to those under 21, but does not prohibit the possession of firearms by that same group. Therefore the affected group's Second Amendment rights are intact.

I would be more concerned with the bump stock prohibition portion of the Florida statute, which makes it a felony to possess a bump fire stock, yet the law had immediate effect with no grace period for current owners to legally dispose of the now illegal contraband.