Appeals court strikes down federal ban on gun sales to under-21 buyers
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled the federal government’s long-standing ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults aged 18 to 20 is unconstitutional. The Louisiana-based U.
Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
Federal law requires a person to be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed firearm dealer and 18 to buy a long gun from a dealer, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. There is an 18-year-old minimum for handgun purchases from unlicensed sellers and no minimum age for long guns, according to the group’s research.
Federal court rules ban on handgun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional
A Louisiana lower court judge had upheld the 1968 statute barring firearm sales to 18-20-year-olds in late 2022.
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Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
A conservative federal appeals court said Thursday that a federal law banning the sale of handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, elevating a significant question about the Second Amendment’s reach in the wake of recent major Supreme Court rulings on gun rights.
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