DOJ: Federal ban on handgun sales to 18-to-20-year-olds unconstitutional, cannot be criminally enforced
2:08pm Friday, September 18, 2026
Today (Sept. 18), the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a legal opinion concluding that the federal prohibition may not be enforced against licensed dealers selling handguns to otherwise law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20 consistent with the Second Amendment.




