BELLEVUE, Wash. — March 10, 2025 — Attorneys representing the Second Modification Basis and its companions in a case difficult the State of Minnesota’s prohibition on licensed hid carry by younger adults ages 18-20 have filed a response temporary with the U.S. Supreme Courtroom encouraging the justices to “grant plenary evaluation and set the case for argument.”
The case is named Jacobson v. Value, initially filed in June 2021 as Value v. Harrington. SAF is joined by the Minnesota Gun Homeowners Caucus, Firearms Coverage Coalition, and three personal residents, Kristin Value, for whom the case is called, Austin Dye, and Axel Anderson. Whereas all three have turned 21, the Eighth Circuit Courtroom granted a movement to complement the report and permit one other particular person, Joe Knudsen, to hold the criticism. They’re represented by attorneys David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, John D. Ohlendorf and William V. Bergstrom at Cooper & Kirk in Washington, D.C.
SAF gained this case at trial and on the appeals courtroom degree. Minnesota is interesting the ruling.
“At the moment’s submitting is exclusive in that we’re agreeing with Minnesota’s request in asking the Supreme Courtroom to listen to our case to resolve a dispute between the circuits,” mentioned SAF Government Director Adam Kraut. “The decrease courts usually are not unanimous of their method to the Second Modification rights of 18-20-year-olds. It’s important that the Courtroom weigh in to substantiate that 18-20-year-olds are a part of ‘the Individuals’ and the Second Modification applies in full to these people. The ban Minnesota seeks to uphold eviscerates the best of these adults to have the ability to carry a firearm for self-defense. That is patently unconstitutional and whereas we prevailed on the courtroom of appeals, the Supreme Courtroom wants to make sure all of the decrease courts attain the right outcome. By taking this case, they will do exactly that.”
“A transparent majority of federal courts have already protected the Second Modification rights of younger adults,” added SAF founder and Government Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “As we be aware in our temporary, we’re not conscious of any proof of colonial or Founding-era legal guidelines proscribing 18-to-20-year-olds from their proper to maintain and bear arms. Certainly, historical past is filled with proof that individuals on this age group weren’t prevented from maintaining or carrying their very own arms.”
