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US ban on gun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional, court rules

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The ban on sales to people under 21 was first adopted by Congress in 1968 as part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act .

A group of individuals between the ages of 18 and 20 along with the gun rights groups the Firearms Policy Coalition and the Second Amendment Foundation challenged the ban in 2020 .

The appeals court had previously upheld that same ban in 2012 .

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English

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