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US Judge Rules Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to 18-20 Year Olds Unconstitutional.

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that federal laws blocking the sale of handguns to buyers under the age of 21 violate constitutional rights to possess firearms. The ruling will not take effect until the judge issues his final order in the coming weeks, and the Justice Department is expected to challenge it. The ruling would not affect the 19 states that have their own laws barring handgun sales to anyone younger than 21.

via Reuters|

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Federal Judge Rules Ban on Handgun Sales to 18-20 Year Olds Unconstitutional.

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. The ruling would allow dealers to sell handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds. The judge cited the 2022 Supreme Court ruling repeatedly in his ruling, writing that the government failed to present “any evidence of age-based restrictions on the purchase or sale of firearms from the colonial era, Founding or Early Republic.”

via NBC News|

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Federal Judge Rules Against Ban on Handgun Sales to 18-20 Year Olds.

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. The ruling would allow dealers to sell handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds. The judge wrote that many of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship are granted at the age of 18, including the right to vote, enlist in the military without parental permission, and serve on a federal jury. The ruling is the latest decision striking down gun laws in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that changed the test courts have long used to evaluate challenges to firearm restrictions.

via ABC News|

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Federal Judge Rules 18-20 Year Olds Can Buy Handguns

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that laws and regulations prohibiting federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to 18-to-20-year-olds are unconstitutional and violate the Second Amendment. The decision would increase gun access for a population that research shows is more impulsive and responsible for a disproportionate number of fatal shootings. The Justice Department is expected to appeal and request a stay, which would prevent the ruling from taking effect while higher courts weigh the case.

via The Washington Post|

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