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ARTICLE · 13 JULY 2023

State AG Updates: May 25-June 7, 2023

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Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week's updates.

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Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week's updates.

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  • A coalition of 21 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in Reese, et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, et al, supporting the federal government's prohibition on the sale of handguns and related ammunition by federally-licensed retailers to consumers under the age of 21. The attorneys general argue that the Second Amendment allows governments to enact certain regulations to protect the public, such as age-based restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms. Regulations vary by state, but almost every state has imposed some form of an age-based regulation. Many state regulations copy the federal minimum age requirement of 21 to purchase handguns.

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