DOJ: Handgun Ban for 18-20-Year-Olds Is Unconstitutional, Unenforceable

Trump Administration Decision Not to Criminally Prosecute Licensed Dealers who Sell Handguns to 18, 19, and 20 Year Olds. Showing that the Victimization Rate for Murder and Rape is Higher for 18 to 20 Year Olds than 21 to 23 Year Olds. That is Relevant if a Gun Ban Primarily Disarms Law-abiding People Relative to Criminals.

Gun control advocates have condemned the Justice Department’s decision to stop criminally enforcing the nearly 60-year-old federal ban on licensed dealers selling handguns to law-abiding 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Saying it will cause the loss of life. “That’s because young Americans are disproportionately likely to commit gun violence,” claims the GIFFORDS Center’s Executive Director Emma Brown. It is […]

DOJ: Handgun Ban for 18-20-year-olds Is Unconstitutional, Unenforceable

In a small victory for the Second Amendment, the Justice Department has declared that a federal ban on selling handguns to 18-20-year-olds is unconstitutional and unenforceable. ...