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SAF FIGHTS TO EXPAND SCOPE OF YOUNG ADULT HANDGUN PURCHASE BAN RULING

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The Second Amendment Foundation and partners filed a Nov. 4, 2026 Fifth Circuit reply brief to expand relief after a district court held the federal 18-to-20 handgun purchase ban unconstitutional. A 2025 three-judge panel found a Second Amendment violation and remanded but the district court limited the injunction to members in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana as of Jan. 27, 2026. The government claimed nationwide non-enforcement and mootness yet opposes expansion, and the FPC v. ATF brief formerly Reese v. ATF notes ATF showed no ceased enforcement or licensed dealer instructions, joined by the Louisiana Shooting Association and Firearms Policy Coalition.

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