FPC, NRA Team Up to Challenge Pennsylvania’s Age-Based Firearm Carry Ban

PITTSBURGH, PA (November 22, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a new federal lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s law banning 18-20-year-olds from applying for Licenses to Carry Firearms (LTCFs). FPC is joined in the litigation by two FPC members and the National Rifle Association (NRA). The lawsuit, styled Young v. Ott, comes as the Third Circuit is considering an FPC lawsuit challenging another one of the state’s age-based carry bans. The complaint can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/young.