GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE CHAIR THOMPSON, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER RASKIN AND REP. MCBATH LEAD 174 MEMBERS CALLING ON DOJ TO ENFORCE YOUTH HANDGUN LAW

Washington, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Mike Thompson issued the following press release:

Washington - Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Mike Thompson, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, and Rep. Lucy McBath lead a bipartisan letter with 174 members calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enforce the 1968 law which prohibits licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to 18-20-year-olds. "DOJ's decision to block the enforcement of the 1968 law which prohibits 18-20-year-olds from buying handguns is unconstitutional, and will make our communities, and especially our schools less safe," said Mike Thompson. "It is outrageous that DOJ would unilaterally overturn the law and allow an 18-year-old high school student to buy a handgun...