A Colorado law banning gun sales to people younger than 21 can now take effect, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction in the lawsuit and ordered the case be sent back to the district court for ...

A panel of 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges allowed a Colorado law making 21 the minimum age to purchase a firearm to go into effect.

The law raising the purchase age to 21 had been tied up in court since it was due to take effect last year. Opponents are vowing to appeal.

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Colorado law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21 can take effect while the legal battle over it continues.