A federal court ruling that a Minnesota law prohibiting 18-to-20-year-olds from obtaining permits to carry handguns in public is unconstitutional remained on hold Monday while the state pursues a potential appeal.
A reluctant U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez struck down the state law on Friday, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on gun rights last year. But after the state attorney general's office filed an emergency motion for a stay, she agreed to hold off, meaning 18-to-20-year-olds still can't apply for carry permits in Minnesota until the matter is resolved.
