It has been federal law that 18-year-olds were not allowed to purchase firearms. It has been law that they have to reach age 21 to do so.
This is starting to change. The Supreme Court is expected to finally determine whether laws banning adults under 21 from buying firearms is unconstitutional.
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a memorandum opinion on this matter.
The NRA-ILA reported:
On September 17, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a memorandum opinion to answer the question “whether restricting young adults from buying firearms comports with the Second Amendment as the Supreme Court has authoritatively construed it.” OLC, focusing specifically on provisions of federal law that criminalize the sale of handguns to adults aged 18 to 20 by federally licensed dealers (FFLs), said “no.” This interpretation marks a sea change in the government’s approach to an issue that has been the subject of decades of litigation, including by NRA, up to the present day. How it plays out practically, however, remains to be seen.
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