DOJ won't enforce handgun ban for 18- to 20-year-olds

The Justice Department announced Friday it will not criminally enforce a 1968 law banning licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds, citing a Second Amendment opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel. The decision, signed by Assistant AG T. Elliot Gaiser, allows adults under 21 potential access to the licensed handgun market, though dealers may not immediately sell and administrative enforcement remains possible.