Fifth Circuit’s Reversal and Remanding of Federal Handgun Ban for Certain Adults

On January 30th, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled unanimously that the federal ban on the sale of firearms to adults 18, 19 and 20 years old is unconstitutional. Because the Fifth Circuit reversed a lower court’s ruling and remanded the decision back to the lower court, the decision is not yet final. NSSF recommends that FFLs in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi do not sell handguns to adults under the age of 21, until the case has been resolved to final judgment.