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DOJ Opinion Finds Age-Based Handgun Ban for 18–20-Year-Olds Unconstitutional

Posted on by Joshua Prince, Esq.

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel’s issued, through a Press Release, a 49 page opinion, concluding that 18-to-20-year-olds are among "the people" protected by the Second Amendment and that restrictions on their rights, based solely on their age, are unconstitutional. The opinion is consistent with the arguments that we've made in … Continue reading DOJ Opinion Finds Age-Based Handgun Ban for 18–20-Year-Olds Unconstitutional →