Federal Judge Rules 18- to 20-Year-Olds Cannot Be Barred From Buying Handguns

Federal Judge Rules 18- to 20-Year-Olds Cannot Be Barred From Buying Handguns
A worker restocks handguns at Davidson Defense in Orem, Utah, on March 20, 2020. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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A federal judge in Virginia ruled that 18-to-20-year-old residents cannot be barred from purchasing handguns, arguing that such regulations aren’t in accordance with American traditions and history.

“Because the statutes and regulations in question are not consistent with our Nation’s history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand,” U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne wrote (pdf), concluding that the laws barring.
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