Federal Judge Rules Jackson County’s Under-21 Handgun Ban Violated the Second Amendment

Summary

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri ruled on June 24, 2026, that Jackson County's repealed Ordinance No. 5865, which banned handgun and ammunition sales to individuals under 21, violated the Second Amendment rights of 18-20 year olds. The court, in the case of Leonard Wilson, Jr. et al. v. Jackson County, Missouri, et al., relied on the Eighth Circuit's Worth v. Jacobson decision, finding such age-based restrictions lack historical tradition under the Bruen framework.