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Gun rights group sues Biden DOJ over 'unconstitutional' waiting period for adults under 21
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Gun Owners of America filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas Friday challenging the expanded background check requirements for gun purchasers under 21.
That bipartisan gun control law, spearheaded by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was signed by President Biden last June. The effort to pass consensus gun safety reforms came in response to the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
The law provides funding for states to create programs that could keep weapons away from people who are a danger to themselves or others, often called "red flag laws." It also expanded background checks for gun purchasers under 21, requiring that the NICS system check juvenile criminal records and state mental health records, and seek additional records from local law enforcement where the buyer resides.