Gun Rights Groups Challenge Pennsylvania Carry Ban For Young Adults - Tampa Free Press

Gun Rights Groups Challenge Pennsylvania Carry Ban For Young Adults - Tampa Free Press

A major legal battle over who gets to carry a firearm in the Keystone State has reached the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), alongside the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Firearm Owners Against Crime, filed a formal amicus brief on March 18, 2026, targeting the state’s current ban on 18-to-20-year-olds carrying firearms […] Gun Rights Groups Challenge Pennsylvania Carry Ban For Young Adults

SAF Files Amicus Brief Challenging 18-20 Carry Ban in Pennsylvania

BELLEVUE, Wash. — March 18, 2026 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners filed an amicus brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court challenging the state’s firearms carry ban by 18–20-year-olds. The brief was filed in support of the appellant in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Kareem Mohammed Williams Jr., and challenges the state’s prohibition of law-abiding 18-to-20-year-olds carrying firearms for self-defense. SAF joined the N…