LARA v. COM'R PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE

No. 21-1832.

91 F.4th 122 (2024)

Madison M. LARA; Sophia Knepley; Logan D. Miller; Second Amendment Foundation, Inc.; Firearms Policy Coalition, Appellants v. COMMISSIONER PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed January 18, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Ohlendorf [ARGUED], Peter Patterson , David H. Thompson , Cooper & Kirk, 1523 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036, Joshua Prince , Prince Law Offices, 646 Lenape Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505, Counsel for Appellants.

Daniel B. Mullen [ARGUED], Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Appellate Litigation Section, 1251 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel for Commissioner Pennsylvania State Police.

Janet Carter, Everytown Law, 450 Lexington Avenue, P.O. Box 4148, New York, NY 10017, Lisa Ebersole, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, 1100 New York Avenue NW, West Tower, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, Counsel for Amicus Appellee Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund.

Alex Hemmer, Office of Attorney General of Illinois, 100 W. Randolph Street — 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601, Counsel for Amicus Appellee, State of Illinois.

James P. Davy, P.O. Box 15216, Philadelphia, PA 19125, Counsel for Amicus Appellees Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence And Ceasefire Pennsylvania Education Fund.

Before: JORDAN, RESTREPO and SMITH, Circuit Judges


OPINION OF THE COURT

Through the combined operation of three statutes, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania effectively bans 18-to-20-year-olds from carrying firearms outside their homes during a state of emergency. Madison Lara, Sophia Knepley, and Logan Miller, who were in that age range when they filed this suit,...

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