This September 18, 2026 GIFFORDS statement sharply criticizes the Justice Department’s position on handgun sales to 18-to-20-year-olds, arguing the administration is disregarding federal law and weakening public-safety protections. The statement offers a competing constitutional and policy framing to the department’s Second Amendment analysis. It helps illustrate how the same federal move is being contested both as a rights question and as a firearms-safety issue.
