Two 19-year-old , Connecticut , people and two weapons advocacy groups are challenging state and federal gun legislation denying them the ability to obtain a revolver force due to their age, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Zachary Succow , of , Seymour , and , Samuel Towne , of , Norwich , are likewise seeking immediate temporary and permanent injunction barring new , U. S.  , Attorney General , Pamela Jo Bondi , and various federal and state officials from enforcing laws that prohibit 18- to 20-year-olds from obtaining a revolver force, court documents said.
” Eighteen-year-olds are lawful people entitled to all of the rights of citizenship, including the right to carry weapons for self-defense”, said , Cameron Atkinson, one of three attorneys representing the people and the firearm advocacy groups in the case. It is hypocritical for our country to believe them with vehicles in the military while denying them their Second Amendment right to use a revolver for personal defense.
Succow has held positions of responsibility in the community, including working as a lifeguard at the , Naugatuck YMCA , and as a ski trainer at , Mount Southington, the complaint said. Towne used rifle and learned about gun security as a member of the , Boy Scouts , and has taken health education associated with obtaining a , Connecticut , long gun registration document, according to the lawsuit.
Both , Connecticut , people “meet all of the national and , Connecticut , needs to get a , Connecticut , pistol force” except for their time, said the complaint filed with the Connecticut Citizen ‘s , Defense League , and the , Washington-based , Second Amendment Foundation.
The two different lawyers representing the party,  , Craig Fishbein , and , Doug Dubitsky, are  , Connecticut , state legislators who also represent consumers in state and federal trials.
Atkinson has also filed claims on behalf of a , Connecticut , citizen who challenged a regulation that bans carrying firearms in , Connecticut , state parks and challenged a restrictions on carrying firearms in article practices. Following a test, the park-related petition was dismissed, but it is now being challenged. The post business weapon complaint is pending.
Connecticut , Attorney General , William Tong , called the complaint a “radical” concern to the country’s laws.
Why are fanatics so utterly committed to putting our children in danger? Tong said in a speech. ” No a wants pistol-packing youth. This is another radical challenge to , Connecticut ‘s , lawful and commonsense gun laws, and we will vigorously defend against it”.
Biondi’s company did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
The lawsuit against the pistol permit restrictions was filed against Bondi— who was sworn in as attorney public on , Feb. 5 , — , Connecticut , Commissioner of the , Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Ronnell Higgins,  , Margaret Kelly, country’s lawyer for the criminal district of , Ansonia/Milford,  , Paul Narducci, state’s attorney for the judicial district of , New London,  , Seymour , Chief of Police , John Bucherati , and , Norwich , Chief of Police , Patrick Daley.
In , Connecticut, state and local officials all have a hand in approving pistol permits, with the exception of the two state’s attorneys who are responsible for enforcing laws, according to the lawsuit.
A person who wants a pistol permit on a state level must first submit an application to the police chief in their hometown, who then approves or rejects the application. DESPP grants the applicant a temporary pistol permit until the necessary checks can be conducted before issuing a permanent permit.
Federal law also prohibits 18- to 20-year-olds from purchasing, obtaining and bearing handguns, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit claims that” the apparent justification for this legal scheme is a speculative government value judgment that law-abiding adult citizens between the ages of 18 and 20 are not responsible enough to keep and bear handguns.”
But the same age group can vote, serve in the military and be prosecuted as an adult if they commit a crime, said the lawsuit, which also pointed out that , Connecticut , and the federal government reference a militia of citizens in their respective constitutions. They are also protected under several amendments to the federal , Constitution, including the Second Amendment which guarantees the right to bear arms, the lawsuit said.
” In particular, Towne does not feel safe in the , City of Norwich , and other , Connecticut , towns that he visits, and he wishes to obtain a handgun for self-defense as soon as possible”, the lawsuit said.
However, according to the court documents, he needs to apply for a pistol permit, which he is prohibited from doing by law.
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