▁a ▁second ▁full ▁term . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁as ▁states ▁in ▁America ▁were ▁increasing ▁the ▁permitted ▁age ▁of ▁drink ing ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁years , ▁many ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁under ▁ 2 1 ▁but ▁of ▁legal ▁drink ing ▁age ▁before ▁the ▁change ▁were ▁still ▁permitted ▁to ▁purchase ▁and ▁drink ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages . ▁Similar ▁conditions ▁applied ▁when ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁certain ▁count ies ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁raised ▁to b acco ▁purchase ▁ages ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mac au ▁increased ▁the ▁permitted ▁age ▁of ▁entering ▁cas inos ▁to ▁ 2 1 . ▁However , ▁cas ino ▁employees ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁before ▁the ▁change ▁were ▁still ▁permitted ▁to ▁enter ▁their ▁places ▁of ▁employ ment . ▁This ▁category ▁was ▁exha usted ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ass ault ▁We ap ons ▁Ban , ▁certain ▁fire ar ms ▁made ▁before ▁the ▁ban ' s ▁en act ment ▁were ▁legal ▁to ▁own . ▁Autom atic ▁weapons ▁that ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁and ▁registered ▁before ▁the ▁Fire arm ▁O wn ers ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁( en act ed ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁may ▁leg ally ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁Act , ▁private