Judge upholds state of Colorado ban on sale of rifles to those 21 and older

A federal judge has ruled that Colorado's ban on the sale of all firearms to people who are under 21 is not a violation of the Second Amendment.

Photo taken rifles for sale at Old Steel Historical Firearms in Littleton, Colorado in 2021. Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

The group Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and two other plaintiffs were behind a legal challenge to the state law. They sued Gov. Jared Polis the year the law was passed -- 2023 -- and challenged the law's constitutionality. Philip A. Brimmer, chief district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, granted a temporary injunction.

Federal law already bans people under 21 from purchasing handguns. Colorado's law, SB23-169 , extends that age limit to the purchase of rifle