The Justice Department just dropped a bombshell legal opinion declaring the federal ban on selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds unconstitutional, arguing it violates Second Amendment rights — and it comes right after they backed off defending loosened rules on silencers and certain rifles. The department’s reasoning? Eighteen-year-olds can vote, serve on juries, and even be drafted — yet they’re deemed too young to buy handguns from licensed dealers. They used an Olympian skeet shooter as a striking example of the inconsistency. While this isn’t a binding precedent, it’s likely to chill federal prosecutions against dealers who sell handguns to minors. Gun control advocates are furious, calling it a surrender to the gun lobby — pointing out that teens in this age group are disproportionately involved in gun violence, including school shootings and homicides. The current handgun sales ban, dating back to 1968, has long been legally contested across courts with mixed rulings.

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