Uthmeier urges US Supreme Court to strike down Florida gun-buying age law

Uthmeier urges US Supreme Court to strike down Florida gun-buying age law

TALLAHASSEE — In a highly unusual move, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a 2018 state law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns. Lawyers in Uthmeier’s office, which typically defends state laws, filed a 17-page brief arguing the Supreme Court should take up an appeal by the National Rifle Association that contends the law violates Second Amendment …