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NRA Plans Appeal in Federal Age Limit Case

National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- Recently a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas ruled that the federal ban on dealer sales of handguns to adults from the ages of 18 to 20 does not violate the Second Amendment.

The National Rifle Association plans to file a prompt appeal of the court’s ruling to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

“We strongly disagree with this ruling,” said Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action.

“As we said when we filed this case, adults 18 and up have fought and died for American freedom throughout our country’s history. They are adults for virtually every legal purpose under federal and state law, and that should include the ability to buy handguns from licensed dealers to defend themselves, their homes and their families. Our fellow plaintiffs in this case are law-abiding and responsible young adults. We plan to defend their rights to the very end.”

The case is Jennings v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A related case challenging Texas’ ban on issuance of concealed handgun licenses to adults in the same age group is still pending before the same court.

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Harris Extends 3GN Junior Shooter Lead
Leeper Jumps to Second After Strong Ozark Finish.
By Chad Adams

No Junior has more 3GN Shoot-Off experience than Benelli's Katie Harris. Will that make the difference come November?

3-Gun Nation

USA --(Ammoland.com)- With two events remaining on the 2011 FNH USA 3-Gun Nation Tour, Presented by SureFire, Katie Harris has all but ran away with the Junior division—making the Georgia high school student the favorite in the 3GN Junior Shoot-Off, and the top prize of $5,000, courtesy of Cheaper Than Dirt!

Harris (196.54) added to her lead with an outstanding performance in Tactical Optics at the recent Adams Arms Ozark 3-Gun Championship, where she shot 68-percent of Daniel Horner’s division-winning time. Staying that close to Horner, especially on a natural terrain course of fire, shows just how much Harris has improved over the course of only her second season in 3-gun competition.

Equally impressive at Ozark, Cody Leeper shot a 66.77 in Tactical Optics, including a stage win over the entire division, likely the best individual stage performance by a junior since Horner himself tore up major 3-gun matches prior to his enlistment in the U.S. AMU. Leeper’s score pushed his overall 3GN points to 172.11.

Warne’s JD Wilcox (105.42) sits in third place on the 3GN Junior Standings; however, he will likely need a big finish, and maybe a little luck, to hold off both Jake Denno and Hayden Hixson. With two scores apiece, if Denno and Hixson each add one more score, and shoot to their ability, they should take home the final two slots. But if just one of them slips up, then Wilcox, in his first year of competition, could be shooing for Cheaper Than Dirt’s $5,000 prize in the 3GN Junior Shoot-Off in November.

See the full 3GN Junior Standings at http://www.3gunnation.com/the_series/standings/j/juniors_standings.

Cody Leeper picked up an impressive stage win in Tactical Optics during the Adams Arms Ozark 3-Gun.

Eds. Note: All competitors are encouraged to begin checking all of their scores immediately. Any scoring errors must be reported to 3GN prior to the beginning of the FNH USA 3-Gun Championships in November to be valid for the 3GN Championship, Lady Shoot-Off or Junior Shoot-Off.

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