Anonymous Teens Can’t Take Part in NRA Suit Over Florida Law

A Florida judge denied the National Rifle Association’s request to have two 19-year-old gun enthusiasts anonymously join the group’s lawsuit challenging new age requirements for gun purchases.

The NRA sued after the state’s Republican-led legislature raised the age for buying guns to 21 from 18 in response to the February massacre at a high school in Parkland, Fla. The NRA has sought to let the teenagers participate as “John Doe” and “Jane Doe” because NRA workers had received threats after the attack.

In a May 13 ruling in Tallahassee, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said he “would not hesitate” to ...