The Trump Justice Department admits federal law cannot constitutionally stop licensed dealers from selling handguns to law-abiding 18-to-20-year-olds, but still opposes lasting relief in FPC v. ATF at the Fifth Circuit. After the January 2025 Fifth Circuit ruling and a September 17, 2026 Office of Legal Counsel opinion, Firearms Policy Coalition’s November 4 reply rejects mootness because Congress has not repealed the restrictions. The district court limited the injunction to the Fifth Circuit and members at judgment, and FPC seeks nationwide protection for affected plaintiff-organization members.