AG Tong announced a major victory defending Connecticut’s firearm safety laws after a federal court upheld the state’s restrictions on possession and purchase of handguns by individuals under the age of 21. In Succow v Bondi, U.S. District Judge Sarala Nagala ruled that Connecticut’s age-based handgun restrictions do not violate the Second Amendment.

“This is a major victory for commonsense gun safety and for Connecticut families. The court rejected another radical challenge to dismantle Connecticut’s gun safety laws and affirmed what we’ve argued from the start. These age restrictions are constitutional and they save lives. We will continue to fight the reckless attempts to weaken Connecticut’s gun safety protections." -AG Tong