That's not the only example of how the change in the administration is affecting the litigation over gun regulations. In a move alarming groups working to prevent gun violence, The DOJ declined to continue to defend a federal law setting 21 as the minimum age to own a handgun. after an appeals court ruled the restriction unconstitutional. The DOJ also told the Supreme Court that the federal government no longer opposes all aspects of the Missouri law blocked by a lower court after the Biden administration. (33:44–33:54)
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