Appeals court strikes down handgun ban for teens
The conservative U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a ban on the sales of handguns to people age 18 to 20 that had been on the books since 1968.
Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s “historical tradition” test.
The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional
The federal ban on handgun sales to adults younger than 21 violates the Second Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled today. That
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.
Federal court rules ATF age limits on handgun sales violate Second Amendment
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found a federal law that prohibits adults aged 18-20 from buying handguns violates the Second Amendment.
Appeals court rules federal handgun sale ban for 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled that a federal law banning firearms stores from selling handguns to adults between 18 and 20 years old is unconstitutional. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Fifth Circuit Finds Young Adult Gun Sale Ban Unconstitutional
A US appeals court panel ruled that federal provisions against the sale of handguns to adults aged 18 to 20 are unconstitutional.
Appeals court strikes down federal ban allowing handguns to be sold to teenagers
A federal appeals court struck down a longtime federal ban that forbade the sale of handguns to teenagers in the U.S. The ruling Thursday by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals shot down a regulatory ban that had been in place since 1968.
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.
Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens
The conservative Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the federal law banning handgun sales to teens is inconsistent with the nation's historical tradition and violates the Second Amendment.
5th Circuit Strikes Down Law Barring Handgun Sales to Adults Under 21
The three-judge panel said the 1968 gun-control statute is inconsistent with Founding-era firearm regulation, pointing to a ...
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Fifth Circuit declares age restrictions on adult handgun purchases unconstitutional
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