SAME Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1373 To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 27, 2021 Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. DAINES, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CRAPO, and Mr. RISCH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Amendment 4 Mandates Equality Act’’ or the ‘‘SAME Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. MINIMUM AGE FOR OBTAINING A HANDGUN FROM 6 A FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEE. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, 8 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, and, if the 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:38 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1373.IS S1373 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1373 IS firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, 1 or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual 2 who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe 3 is less than twenty-one years of age’’. 4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 922(c)(1) 5 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘, in the case of any 6 firearm other than a shotgun or a rifle, I am twenty-one 7 years or more of age, or that, in the case of a shotgun 8 or a rifle,’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:38 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1373.IS S1373 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS