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Can the Second Amendment tolerate a lifetime firearm ban on Mr. Mai, a mentally healthy, stable, and law-abiding individual, because of a juvenile involuntary commitment that occurred over twenty years ago?
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Two decades ago, a Washington state court involuntarily committed petitioner Duy Mai for mental health treatment when he was just seventeen years old. As a result of that commitment, federal law permanently prohibits Mr. Mai from exercising his Second Amendment rights. In other words, Mr. Mai has lost a core constitutional right because of an event that occurred before he had even reached the age of majority. This result is unconscionable and cannot withstand Second Amendment scrutiny.
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The petition is set for conference on April 23.
Edited by Euler, 28 March 2021 - 12:28 AM.
