Delaware Supreme Court Reinstates Gun Age Limits; Virginia Early Voting Proceeds After Postal Ruling

Two distinct legal developments were reported in early September 2026. In Delaware, the state Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated age limits on the purchase of most firearms, a law that had been defended in litigation by the office of Attorney General Kathy Jennings. In Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling blocking an effort by the Trump administration involving the U.S. Postal Service that had been characterized as interfering with elections; Virginia was a party to the underlying lawsuit. Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, early voting for the 2026 midterm elections began in Virginia. The Delaware ruling restored firearm age restrictions that a lower court had previously struck down, though the specific age threshold and the lower court's original reasoning were not detailed in available reporting. Only one publisher reported on each matter, so no claims in either report meet the two-source corroboration threshold; each account here reflects single-source reporting. The current status of both matters is limited to what was reported: the Delaware age-limit law is now reinstated pending any further appeal, and early voting is underway in Virginia for the 2026 midterms. Unresolved details include the scope of firearms covered by the Delaware age limits, whether further legal challenges are expected in either state, and the specific mechanics of the postal-related scheme the U.S. Supreme Court blocked. No additional corroborating sources were available to confirm outcomes, next steps, or broader implications beyond what each single report described.