Florida AG Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Gun Ban for Young Adults

A federal appeals court ruled that the Florida law was constitutional.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (C) speaks at a press conference at Tampa General Hospital with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary (L) in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2025. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier urged the Supreme Court to invalidate a Florida law that forbids individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 from buying firearms.

Although a state attorney general generally defends the laws of his state, Uthmeier filed a brief on Aug. 20 saying the nation’s highest court should grant a petition for review filed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that argues the Florida law violates the Second Amendment.