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After the 2018 Parkland shooting, Florida passed a law raising the minimum age to purchase all firearms from 18 to 21. The NRA challenged this law, arguing it violated the Second Amendment. In 2023, the Eleventh Circuit upheld the law, ruling that Florida’s interest in public safety justified the restriction.
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National Rifle Association, et al. v. Commissioner, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (2023) - In this case, the court upheld Florida's law prohibiting individuals under 21 from purchasing firearms. This statute, part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act enacted in response to the 2018 school shooting, was contested by the NRA and an individual plaintiff who argued that the law violated the Second and Fourteenth Amendments​.
The ruling reinforced the historical precedent of age-based firearm restrictions in the United States, as established in lower court's summary judgment​.
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