DOJ declines to criminally enforce handgun sales ban for 18- to 20-year-olds

Axios · first seen 19.09.2026

The Justice Department announced it will no longer criminally enforce a 1968 federal law restricting licensed gun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds following an Office of Legal Counsel opinion.

The Justice Department will not criminally enforce the 1968 federal handgun sales ban for 18- to 20-year-olds.
Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser signed the Office of Legal Counsel opinion.

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