Federal

Age 21 Act

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What This Bill Does

This bill changes federal gun laws to prevent people under 21 years old from buying certain firearms and ammunition. It also stops licensed gun dealers from selling large-capacity ammunition feeding devices (magazines that hold more than 10 rounds) to anyone under 21. ##

Who It Affects

- People under 21 years old - Licensed firearms dealers - Parents or guardians of people under 21 - Members of the Armed Forces under 21 - People involved in hunting, target practice, or farming ##

Key Provisions

- People under 21 cannot buy handguns, semiautomatic assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, or ammunition designed only for those weapons (Sec. 2(b)) - Licensed dealers cannot sell large-capacity ammunition feeding devices to anyone under 21 (Sec. 2(b)) - The law does not apply to people under 21 who use covered firearms or ammunition for employment, ranching or farming, target practice, hunting, or firearms safety courses with written parental consent (Sec. 2(b)(3)(A)) - People under 21 in the Armed Forces or National Guard can possess covered firearms in the line of duty (Sec. 2(b)(3)(B)) - People under 21 can possess covered firearms in self-defense against an intruder in their home (Sec. 2(b)(3)(D)) ##

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, federal law will newly define "semiautomatic assault weapon," "semiautomatic pistol," "semiautomatic shotgun," and "large capacity ammunition feeding device." The law will newly forbid anyone under 21 from possessing or buying these weapons or devices. The law creates new exceptions for specific activities like hunting and farming, as long as the person has written parental permission. ##

Important Definitions

The bill explicitly defines many terms, including: - **Semiautomatic assault weapon**: A broad category that includes semiautomatic rifles with certain features (like a pistol grip or folding stock), specific rifle models listed by name (AR-15, AK-47 types, and dozens of others), semiautomatic pistols with certain features, semiautomatic shotguns with certain features, and belt-fed semiautomatic firearms - **Large capacity ammunition feeding device**: A magazine, belt, drum, or similar device that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition - **Barrel shroud**: A protective covering on a gun barrel that shields the user from heat - **Pistol grip**: A grip, thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that functions as a grip - **Threaded barrel**: A barrel designed to attach silencers or flash suppressors - **Covered firearm**: A handgun, semiautomatic assault weapon, or large capacity ammunition feeding device - **Covered ammunition**: Ammunition designed only for handguns or semiautomatic assault weapons ##

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 14 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2023 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. COONS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. GILLI- BRAND, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. REED, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the pur- chase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Age 21 Act’’. 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 14 IS SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FIRE- 1 ARMS BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 YEARS OF 2 AGE. 3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 4 States Code, is amended— 5 (1) by inserting after paragraph (30) the fol- 6 lowing: 7 ‘‘(31) The term ‘semiautomatic pistol’ means any re- 8 peating pistol that— 9 ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 10 cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 11 chamber the next round; and 12 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 13 fire each cartridge.’’; and 14 (2) by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(38) The term ‘semiautomatic shotgun’ means any 16 repeating shotgun that— 17 ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 18 cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 19 chamber the next round; and 20 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 21 fire each cartridge. 22 ‘‘(39) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 23 means any of the following, regardless of country of manu- 24 facture or caliber of ammunition accepted: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 14 IS ‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capac- 1 ity to accept a detachable ammunition feeding device 2 and any one of the following: 3 ‘‘(i) A pistol grip. 4 ‘‘(ii) A forward grip. 5 ‘‘(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 6 stock, or is otherwise foldable or adjustable in 7 a manner that operates to reduce the length, 8 size, or any other dimension, or otherwise en- 9 hances the concealability, of the weapon. 10 ‘‘(iv) A grenade launcher. 11 ‘‘(v) A barrel shroud. 12 ‘‘(vi) A threaded barrel. 13 ‘‘(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed am- 14 munition feeding device with the capacity to accept 15 more than 10 rounds, except for an attached tubular 16 device designed to accept, and capable of operating 17 only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 18 ‘‘(C) Any part, combination of parts, compo- 19 nent, device, attachment, or accessory that is de- 20 signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of 21 a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiauto- 22 matic rifle into a machinegun. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •S 14 IS ‘‘(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ca- 1 pacity to accept a detachable ammunition feeding 2 device and any one of the following: 3 ‘‘(i) A threaded barrel. 4 ‘‘(ii) A second pistol grip. 5 ‘‘(iii) A barrel shroud. 6 ‘‘(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable 7 ammunition feeding device at some location out- 8 side of the pistol grip. 9 ‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto- 10 matic firearm. 11 ‘‘(vi) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces 12 or more when unloaded. 13 ‘‘(vii) A stabilizing brace or similar compo- 14 nent. 15 ‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed am- 16 munition feeding device that has the capacity to ac- 17 cept more than 10 rounds. 18 ‘‘(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one 19 of the following: 20 ‘‘(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 21 stock. 22 ‘‘(ii) A pistol grip. 23 ‘‘(iii) A fixed ammunition feeding device 24 with the capacity to accept more than 5 rounds. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •S 14 IS ‘‘(iv) The ability to accept a detachable 1 ammunition feeding device. 2 ‘‘(v) A forward grip. 3 ‘‘(vi) A grenade launcher. 4 ‘‘(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 5 ‘‘(H) All of the following rifles, copies, dupli- 6 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa- 7 bility of any such weapon thereof: 8 ‘‘(i) All AK types, including the following: 9 ‘‘(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, 10 AKM, AKS, ARM, MAK90, MISR, 11 NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms LAR– 12 47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK–47, 13 VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM. 14 ‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. 15 ‘‘(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. 16 ‘‘(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 17 86S. 18 ‘‘(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and 19 AKS. 20 ‘‘(ii) All AR types, including the following: 21 ‘‘(I) AR–10. 22 ‘‘(II) AR–15. 23 ‘‘(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch 24 Plus 16. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •S 14 IS ‘‘(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 1 ‘‘(V) Armalite M15–T. 2 ‘‘(VI) Barrett REC7. 3 ‘‘(VII) Beretta AR–70. 4 ‘‘(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon 5 Scout. 6 ‘‘(IX) Bushmaster ACR. 7 ‘‘(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 8 ‘‘(XI) Bushmaster MOE series. 9 ‘‘(XII) Bushmaster XM15. 10 ‘‘(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour ri- 11 fles. 12 ‘‘(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 13 ‘‘(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 14 rifles. 15 ‘‘(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 16 ‘‘(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series ri- 17 fles. 18 ‘‘(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles. 19 ‘‘(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles. 20 ‘‘(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles. 21 ‘‘(XXI) DSA Inc. ZM–4 Carbine. 22 ‘‘(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556. 23 ‘‘(XXIII) High Standard HSA–15 ri- 24 fles. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 •S 14 IS ‘‘(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 1 rifle. 2 ‘‘(XXV) Knight’s Armament SR–15. 3 ‘‘(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles. 4 ‘‘(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles. 5 ‘‘(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical 6 rifles. 7 ‘‘(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 8 rifle. 9 ‘‘(XXX) Olympic Arms. 10 ‘‘(XXXI) POF USA P415. 11 ‘‘(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR ri- 12 fles. 13 ‘‘(XXXIII) Remington R–15 rifles. 14 ‘‘(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 15 ‘‘(XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR–15. 16 ‘‘(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles 17 and MCX rifles. 18 ‘‘(XXXVII) SKS with a detachable 19 ammunition feeding device. 20 ‘‘(XXXVIII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 21 rifles. 22 ‘‘(XXXIX) Stag Arms AR rifles. 23 ‘‘(XL) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 24 and AR–556 rifles. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 8 •S 14 IS ‘‘(XLI) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 1 rifles. 2 ‘‘(XLII) Windham Weaponry AR ri- 3 fles. 4 ‘‘(XLIII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 5 ‘‘(XLIV) Yankee Hill Machine Com- 6 pany, Inc. YHM–15 rifles. 7 ‘‘(iii) Barrett M107A1. 8 ‘‘(iv) Barrett M82A1. 9 ‘‘(v) Beretta CX4 Storm. 10 ‘‘(vi) Calico Liberty Series. 11 ‘‘(vii) CETME Sporter. 12 ‘‘(viii) Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, 13 AR 100, and AR 110C. 14 ‘‘(ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal 15 FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 16 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 17 ‘‘(x) Feather Industries AT–9. 18 ‘‘(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 19 ‘‘(xii) Hi-Point Carbine. 20 ‘‘(xiii) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK– 21 PSG–1, and HK USC. 22 ‘‘(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle. 23 ‘‘(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU–16, and 24 RFB. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 9 •S 14 IS ‘‘(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer 1 SG 550, Sig Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX. 2 ‘‘(xvii) Springfield Armory SAR–48. 3 ‘‘(xviii) Steyr AUG. 4 ‘‘(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tac- 5 tical Rifle M–14/20CF. 6 ‘‘(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the 7 following: 8 ‘‘(I) Thompson M1SB. 9 ‘‘(II) Thompson T1100D. 10 ‘‘(III) Thompson T150D. 11 ‘‘(IV) Thompson T1B. 12 ‘‘(V) Thompson T1B100D. 13 ‘‘(VI) Thompson T1B50D. 14 ‘‘(VII) Thompson T1BSB. 15 ‘‘(VIII) Thompson T1–C. 16 ‘‘(IX) Thompson T1D. 17 ‘‘(X) Thompson T1SB. 18 ‘‘(XI) Thompson T5. 19 ‘‘(XII) Thompson T5100D. 20 ‘‘(XIII) Thompson TM1. 21 ‘‘(XIV) Thompson TM1C. 22 ‘‘(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle. 23 ‘‘(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A 24 Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 10 •S 14 IS ‘‘(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 1 ‘‘(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type. 2 ‘‘(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 3 ‘‘(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 4 ‘‘(I) All of the following pistols, copies, dupli- 5 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa- 6 bility of any such weapon thereof: 7 ‘‘(i) All AK–47 types, including the fol- 8 lowing: 9 ‘‘(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 10 ‘‘(II) CZ Scorpion pistol. 11 ‘‘(III) Draco AK–47 pistol. 12 ‘‘(IV) HCR AK–47 pistol. 13 ‘‘(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol. 14 ‘‘(VI) Krinkov pistol. 15 ‘‘(VII) Mini Draco AK–47 pistol. 16 ‘‘(VIII) PAP M92 pistol. 17 ‘‘(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 18 ‘‘(ii) All AR–15 types, including the fol- 19 lowing: 20 ‘‘(I) American Spirit AR–15 pistol. 21 ‘‘(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 22 ‘‘(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol 23 GEN II. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 11 •S 14 IS ‘‘(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 1 Roscoe pistol. 2 ‘‘(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol. 3 ‘‘(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pis- 4 tol. 5 ‘‘(VII) DPMS AR–15 pistol. 6 ‘‘(VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 7 pistol. 8 ‘‘(IX) Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol. 9 ‘‘(X) Osprey Armament MK–18 pis- 10 tol. 11 ‘‘(XI) POF USA AR pistols. 12 ‘‘(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pis- 13 tol. 14 ‘‘(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 15 pistol. 16 ‘‘(iii) Calico Liberty pistols. 17 ‘‘(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 18 ‘‘(v) Encom MP–9 and MP–45. 19 ‘‘(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP–89 pistol. 20 ‘‘(vii) Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, 21 TEC–9, and TEC–DC9. 22 ‘‘(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pis- 23 tol. 24 ‘‘(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 12 •S 14 IS ‘‘(x) The following MAC types: 1 ‘‘(I) MAC–10. 2 ‘‘(II) MAC–11. 3 ‘‘(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 4 Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical 5 Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol. 6 ‘‘(IV) Military Armament Corp. 7 Ingram M–11. 8 ‘‘(V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 9 ‘‘(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 10 ‘‘(xii) Sites Spectre. 11 ‘‘(xiii) All Thompson types, including the 12 following: 13 ‘‘(I) Thompson TA510D. 14 ‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. 15 ‘‘(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 16 ‘‘(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, dupli- 17 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa- 18 bility of any such weapon thereof: 19 ‘‘(i) DERYA Anakon MC–1980, Anakon 20 SD12. 21 ‘‘(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns. 22 ‘‘(iii) Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12. 23 ‘‘(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, in- 24 cluding the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 13 •S 14 IS ‘‘(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 1 ‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 2 ‘‘(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP– 3 01. 4 ‘‘(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 5 ‘‘(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030. 6 ‘‘(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 7 Taktika. 8 ‘‘(v) Streetsweeper. 9 ‘‘(vi) Striker 12. 10 ‘‘(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, in- 11 cluding TNW M2HB and FN M2495. 12 ‘‘(L) Any combination of parts from which a 13 firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 14 can be assembled. 15 ‘‘(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shot- 16 gun described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), 17 (G), (H), (J), or (K). 18 ‘‘(40) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding 19 device’— 20 ‘‘(A) means an magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, 21 or similar device, including any such device joined or 22 coupled with another in any manner, that has an 23 overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 14 •S 14 IS changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 1 rounds of ammunition; and 2 ‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de- 3 vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 4 only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 5 ‘‘(41) The term ‘barrel shroud’— 6 ‘‘(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or 7 partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a fire- 8 arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire- 9 arm from heat generated by the barrel; and 10 ‘‘(B) does not include— 11 ‘‘(i) a slide that partially or completely en- 12 closes the barrel; or 13 ‘‘(ii) an extension of the stock along the 14 bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or 15 substantially encircle the barrel. 16 ‘‘(42) The term ‘detachable ammunition feeding de- 17 vice’ means an ammunition feeding device that can be re- 18 moved from a firearm without disassembly of the firearm 19 action. 20 ‘‘(43) The term ‘fixed ammunition feeding device’ 21 means an ammunition feeding device that is permanently 22 fixed to the firearm in such a manner that it cannot be 23 removed without disassembly of the firearm. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jan 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S14.IS S14 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 15 •S 14 IS ‘‘(44) The term ‘folding, telescoping, or detachable 1 stock’ means a stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or 2 otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other 3 dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a 4 firearm. 5 ‘‘(45) The term ‘forward grip’ means a grip located 6 forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. 7 ‘‘(46) The term ‘grenade launcher’ means an attach- 8 ment for use on a firearm that is desi [Text truncated for display. 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