DOJ concludes federal handgun ban for 18-20 unconstitutional
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel said a federal ban on handgun sales to adults under 21 is unconstitutional and cannot be criminally enforced.
The Justice Department has concluded that a federal ban on handgun sales to people under the age of 21 is unconstitutional and cannot be criminally enforced. The department’s Office of Legal Counsel said Friday that adults between the ages of 18 and 20 are among “the people” protected under the law.