Professor Jacob Charles Quoted in "What Our Past Tells Us About Young People and Guns" -- The Hill

Professor Jacob D. Charles is quoted in The Hill article, "What Our Past Tells Us About Young People and Guns." The article considers the laws now under challenge that restrict gun access to those between 18 and 21, the category of persons most liable to commit crimes.

Excerpt from "What Our Past Tells Us About Young People and Guns"

Leaving aside the wisdom of this history-based standard, it is one that is not applied to other constitutional rights. As Pepperdine law professor Jacob Charles recently noted, “This kind of history-only test is not used for nearly any other constitutional right.”

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