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Texas Lawsuit Challenges Federal Handgun Sales Ban

7/18/2025

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A Texas lawsuit is taking aim at the federal ban on interstate handgun sales, asserting it infringes on the Second Amendment. The Firearms Policy Coalition argues the ban stifles competition and imposes undue costs. While the government defends the ban as historically valid, the plaintiffs insist it lacks proper historical backing and demand its repeal as unconstitutional.

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Story summary

A Texas lawsuit is taking aim at the federal ban on interstate handgun sales, asserting it infringes on the Second Amendment. The Firearms Policy Coalition argues the ban stifles competition and imposes undue costs. While the government defends the ban as historically valid, the plaintiffs insist it lacks proper historical backing and demand its repeal as unconstitutional.