The Firearms Policy Coalition and National Rifle Association filed Maines v. Bethel on October 29 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, joined by a member denied carry rights. Pennsylvania bars adults under 21 from applying for licenses generally required for concealed, vehicle, or Philadelphia public carry, so 18-to-20-year-olds risk felony charges and Gun-Free School Zones Act prosecution within 1,000 feet of schools without a qualifying state license. They cite NYSRPA v. Bruen and the Third Circuit’s Lara v. Commissioner Pennsylvania State Police holding 18-to-20-year-olds are among the people protected by the Second Amendment.