Judge Strikes Down Texas Law on Under 21 Gun Ban

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman in Fort Worth, struck down on a law in Texas, banning people under 21 from carrying a gun. According to the New York Times, 18 to 20 year olds in Texas were “prohibited from carrying a gun,” up until last year.

In a lawsuit in November of 2021, two “adult plaintiffs under 21” argued that “18-20 year olds were protected by the Second amendment during the time it was ratified.” Judge Pittman, as reported by the New York Times, said the Second amendment “as informed by Founding-era history and tradition, did not exclude 18- to 20-year-olds from the right to bear arms.” His ruling will not go into effect immediately, but will allow those under 21 in Texas to carry a gun.