The U.S. Supreme Court just sent a strong message without saying a word: young adults have Second Amendment rights, too.

In a major victory for the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and gun rights advocates across the country, the Supreme Court denied Minnesota’s request to overturn the Eighth Circuit’s ruling in Worth v. Harrington. That means SAF’s win—blocking Minnesota’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying handguns—stands as the law of the land in the Eighth Circuit.

“Today’s cert denial confirms what we’ve said all along – the Second Amendment is not limited to those 21-years-old and above,” said SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb.

Originally filed in 2021, the case challenged Minnesota’s law that prohibited law-abiding adults under 21 from obtaining a carry permit. SAF was joined by the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Firearms Policy Coalition, and three brave plaintiffs—Kristin Worth, Austin Dye, and Axel Anderson. The case quickly gained national attention.

The U.S. District Court issued an injunction, and the Eighth Circuit backed it up. Minnesota, refusing to back down, asked the Supreme Court to intervene.

But SCOTUS wasn’t interested. By denying cert, the High Court lets the Eighth Circuit ruling stand—a massive affirmation of young adults’ rights to bear arms.

“We are encouraged with today’s ruling, that the Supreme Court was happy to let the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that 18-20-year-olds are part of ‘the People’ who have the right to carry a handgun for self-defense, stand,” said Bill Sack, SAF’s Director of Legal Operations. “This ruling will have reverberations nationwide.”

And echo it will. SAF is currently engaged in similar lawsuits in other states trying to keep young adults disarmed. With this ruling in place, those bans now look shakier than ever.

Legal powerhouse Cooper & Kirk, known for their constitutional heavy-hitting, represented the plaintiffs. Attorneys David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, John D. Ohlendorf, and William V. Bergstrom led the charge.

“Our goal is to remove any impediments for adults – no matter their age – to exercise their Second Amendment rights wherever they live,” Gottlieb said.

This is more than just a win in one state—it’s a warning shot to anti-gun lawmakers nationwide. The Constitution doesn’t come with an age limit. And thanks to SAF and its allies, the next generation of responsible gun owners just got a seat at the table.

For more updates, visit SAF.org.

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