A Virginia (USA) judge allows the purchase of pistols by 18-year-olds

A federal judge in the state of Virginia (USA) has ordered this Thursday the elimination of some laws that prevent young people between the ages of 18 and 21 from buying pistols legally.

The decision is expected to be appealed by the United States Department of Justice, collect media such as The Washington Post or The New York Times.

Young Americans between the ages of 18 and 21 can legally buy firearms such as rifles or shotguns, but not handguns, under a series of regulations that limit their access to these more portable and concealable types of weapons.

The Virginia judge's decision argues that these rules are unconstitutional, citing a recent US Supreme Court ruling that expanded the right to carry firearms in public.

Some of the bloodiest shootings in recent years in the country, such as the school massacre in Uvalde (Texas) or the attack on a supermarket in the New York town of Buffalo, were perpetrated by young people who were 18 years old at the time of the attacks. .