The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeals in two significant gun control cases, effectively upholding lower court decisions. In the first case, the court rejected Minnesota's appeal to revive a state law enacted in 2003 that banned 18 to 20-year-olds from obtaining permits to carry handguns in public. This decision follows a ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which found the Minnesota law to be in violation of the Second Amendment. More than 30 states and the District of Columbia have similar regulations, and federal law also requires individuals to be 21 to purchase handguns from licensed dealers. Gun violence is a leading cause of death among this age group, and the law was challenged by gun rights groups. In the second case, the Supreme Court also declined to review a challenge to the University of Michigan's ban on firearms on campus. The court's decision leaves in place a lower court ruling that upheld the university's policy, classifying it as a 'sensitive place' where gun restrictions are permissible under the Second Amendment. This ruling comes in the context of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision expanding gun rights and a 2024 decision upholding a federal gun control law intended to protect victims of domestic violence.