CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Legal Victory Secured for Young Adults in Pennsylvania Open Carry Case.

Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Kent A. Jordan stated, “It is undisputed that 18-to-20-year-olds are among ‘the people’ for other constitutional rights such as the right to vote, freedom of speech, the freedom to peaceably assemble, and the right against unreasonable searches and seizures. We therefore reiterate our holding that 18-to-20-year-olds are, like other subsets of the American public, presumptively among ‘the people’ to whom Second Amendment rights extend.”

Judge Jordan, a George W. Bush appointee, was joined by Judge D. Brooks Smith, another Bush appointee, while Judge L. Felipe Restrepo, an Obama appointee, dissented.

Previously: Appeals court says Colorado ban on gun sales to those under 21 can take effect.

Win some, lose some — but I might have purchased a pistol or two (for myself, of course) that are more in line with my 19-year-old’s tastes.