This bill, called the Age 21 Act, changes parts of federal criminal code about certain firearms and magazines. It adds many definitions (for example, "semiautomatic pistol," "semiautomatic assault weapon," and "large capacity ammunition feeding device") and lists specific weapon features and models. The bill makes it unlawful for people under 21 to purchase or possess certain items: handguns, semiautomatic assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, and ammunition made only for handguns or semiautomatic assault weapons, with specific exceptions. Exceptions include temporary transfers and use for work, ranching or farming related to a residence, target practice, hunting, firearms training with prior written parental consent (under certain limits), members of the Armed Forces or National Guard acting in the line of duty, transfers by inheritance of title (not possession), and possession to defend against an intruder in a residence. The bill also updates other sections of federal law to replace references to "juvenile" with "person who is less than 21 years of age," and it includes rules about returning covered firearms or ammunition to lawful owners when they are no longer needed for investigation or prosecution.
If you are under 21: you generally could not legally buy or knowingly possess a handgun, a semiautomatic assault weapon, or a large-capacity ammunition feeding device. There are allowed situations where someone under 21 can temporarily possess these items, such as for hunting, target practice, training, certain farm or ranch work, or with prior written parental consent and following state law. Members of the Armed Forces or National Guard under 21 may possess or be armed with these items while on duty. If you are a licensed seller, the bill adds a rule prohibiting sale of large-capacity ammunition feeding devices to people you know or reasonably believe are under 21.
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No publicly available information about proponents' stated reasons or findings appears in the bill text. The public sponsor list in the metadata includes Senators Alex Padilla, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Christopher Coons, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mazie Hirono, Timothy Kaine, Amy Klobuchar, Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Bernie Sanders, Brian Schatz, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Ron Wyden.
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