Federal Judge Rules Ban on Handgun Sales to 18-20 Year Olds Unconstitutional.
TL;DR
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.”
- Law banning handgun sales to young adults unconstitutional, judge says NBC News
- 18-to-20-year-olds can't be barred from buying handguns, judge rules The Washington Post
- Federal ban on selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, judge says CNN
- Judge in Virginia Strikes Down Federal Limit on Age of Handgun Buyers The New York Times
- Federal judge in Virginia rules 18-to-20-year-olds can't be prohibited from buying handguns CBS News
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