Seven months before a Broward judge boldly declared Florida’s age restriction on gun possession unconstitutional, a different Broward judge faced the same question in a similar case, argued by the same lawyer.

But unlike Broward Circuit Judge Frank Ledee, Judge Lorena Mastrarrigo found that the state law blocking adults ages 18-20 from carrying concealed weapons is legally sound, a reasonable application of the state’s ability to place reasonable restrictions to gun ownership and possession.

The conflict between the two rulings is enough to require the question to be decided by a higher court: Is the state allowed to bar legal adults from carrying concealed weapons on the basis of their age? Under current law, only adults ages 21 and over can carry unless they are law enforcement or mi

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