Federal judge strikes down Texas's gun ban on adults under 21

A federal judge struck down a Texas ban on adults under the age of 21 from carrying firearms on Thursday, citing that it violated the Constitution’s Second Amendment.

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, found that the Second Amendment, “as informed by Founding-era history and tradition,” did not exclude 18- to 20-year-olds from the right to bear arms. Pittman ordered the injunction stayed for 30 days, pending appeal, meaning it won’t immediately go into effect, according to court records.