Uthmeier embraces DOJ opinion finding federal handgun sales ban unconstitutional

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 728

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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The campaign to lower the legal age for Floridians to purchase long guns got a boost after the Trump’s administration’s Department of Justice issued an opinion declaring that the federal ban on handgun sales to 18-to-20-year-olds violates the Second Amendment.

On Friday, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a 49-page document arguing that two federal statutes that ban federally licensed dealers from selling handguns or handgun ammunition to individuals …

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