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GOA Sues Over "Enhanced" Background Checks for Under-21 Adults

What happened. Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation filed Haward v. Blanche in the Western District of Pennsylvania. The suit challenges the "enhanced" background checks for adults under 21 created by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. GOA argues that 18-to-20-year-olds are part of "the people" and that the checks work as age-based waiting periods. GOA also reports that the Department of Justice has appealed GOA's win against the "Engaged in the Business" rule.

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What happened. After the Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF ruling and ATF's Open Letter saying it will no longer require registration or approval for short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, silencers and "any other weapons," GOA says Pennsylvania owners and dealers are stuck in "dangerous legal limbo." The worry is Title 18, Section 908 of the state Crimes Code (Prohibited Offensive Weapons), which GOA says could be read to bring first-degree misdemeanor charges. GOA delivered a legal analysis to Attorney General Dave Sunday arguing Section 908 does not cover these items, and asked him to issue a formal opinion and advise the Pennsylvania State Police to match it.