NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JAN 30, 2025
In the closing hours of the workday on Thursday, 01/30/2025, a unanimous ruling by a panel of judges at the New Orleans based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals declares that the ban on federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to persons under the age of 21 is unconstitutional. This landmark ruling overturns one of the most controversial and hotly debated subjects of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which established the 21 year minimum age requirement for handgun purchases. "Just because a person is over the age of 18 (legal age for long gun ownership) but under 21 does not mean that they do not have the right to own and carry a compact and concealable weapon for defense".
This ruling comes at the close of a lawsuit filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition. The Firearms Policy Coalition works hand in hand with Gun Owners of America to spearhead the most critical fights in the preservation of 2nd Amendment rights and both are comprised of grassroots, community level gun owners and sportsmen who understand the current situation of our RKBA the best.
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“Ultimately, the text of the Second Amendment includes eighteen-to-twenty-year-old individuals among ‘the people’ whose right to keep and bear arms is protected,” the opinion authored by Judge Edith Jones stated.
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“Today’s ruling is yet another critical FPC win against an immoral and unconstitutional age-based gun ban. We look forward to restoring the Second Amendment rights of all peaceable adults throughout the United States,” Firearms Policy Coalition President Brandon Combs said in a statement.
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