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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4278 

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 

MAY 19 (legislative day, MAY 17), 2022 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Age 21 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FIRE6 ARMS BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 YEARS OF 

7 AGE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(30) The term ‘semiautomatic pistol’ means any re4 peating pistol that— 

5 ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 

6 cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 

7 chamber the next round; and 

8 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 

9 fire each cartridge. 

10 ‘‘(31) The term ‘semiautomatic shotgun’ means any 

11 repeating shotgun that— 

12 ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 

13 cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 

14 chamber the next round; and 

15 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 

16 fire each cartridge.’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(37) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 

19 means any of the following, regardless of country of manu20 facture or caliber of ammunition accepted: 

21 ‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capac22 ity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) A pistol grip. 

25 ‘‘(ii) A forward grip. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 

2 stock, or is otherwise foldable or adjustable in 

3 a manner that operates to reduce the length, 

4 size, or any other dimension, or otherwise en5 hances the concealability, of the weapon. 

6 ‘‘(iv) A grenade launcher. 

7 ‘‘(v) A barrel shroud. 

8 ‘‘(vi) A threaded barrel. 

9 ‘‘(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed 

10 magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 

11 rounds, except for an attached tubular device de12 signed to accept, and capable of operating only with, 

13 .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 

14 ‘‘(C) Any part, combination of parts, compo15 nent, device, attachment, or accessory that is de16 signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of 

17 a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiauto18 matic rifle into a machinegun. 

19 ‘‘(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ca20 pacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one 

21 of the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) A threaded barrel. 

23 ‘‘(ii) A second pistol grip. 

24 ‘‘(iii) A barrel shroud. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable 

2 magazine at some location outside of the pistol 

3 grip. 

4 ‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto5 matic firearm. 

6 ‘‘(vi) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces 

7 or more when unloaded. 

8 ‘‘(vii) A stabilizing brace or similar compo9 nent. 

10 ‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed maga11 zine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 

12 rounds. 

13 ‘‘(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one 

14 of the following: 

15 ‘‘(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 

16 stock. 

17 ‘‘(ii) A pistol grip. 

18 ‘‘(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity to 

19 accept more than 5 rounds. 

20 ‘‘(iv) The ability to accept a detachable 

21 magazine. 

22 ‘‘(v) A forward grip. 

23 ‘‘(vi) A grenade launcher. 

24 ‘‘(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 


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1 ‘‘(H) All of the following rifles, copies, dupli2 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa3 bility of any such weapon thereof: 

4 ‘‘(i) All AK types, including the following: 

5 ‘‘(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, 

6 AKM, AKS, ARM, MAK90, MISR, 

7 NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms LAR– 

8 47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK–47, 

9 VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM. 

10 ‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. 

11 ‘‘(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. 

12 ‘‘(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 

13 86S. 

14 ‘‘(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and 

15 AKS. 

16 ‘‘(ii) All AR types, including the following: 

17 ‘‘(I) AR–10. 

18 ‘‘(II) AR–15. 

19 ‘‘(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch 

20 Plus 16. 

21 ‘‘(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 

22 ‘‘(V) Armalite M15–T. 

23 ‘‘(VI) Barrett REC7. 

24 ‘‘(VII) Beretta AR–70. 


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1 ‘‘(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon 

2 Scout. 

3 ‘‘(IX) Bushmaster ACR. 

4 ‘‘(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 

5 ‘‘(XI) Bushmaster MOE series. 

6 ‘‘(XII) Bushmaster XM15. 

7 ‘‘(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour ri8 fles. 

9 ‘‘(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 

10 ‘‘(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 

11 rifles. 

12 ‘‘(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 

13 ‘‘(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series ri14 fles. 

15 ‘‘(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles. 

16 ‘‘(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles. 

17 ‘‘(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles. 

18 ‘‘(XXI) DSA Inc. ZM–4 Carbine. 

19 ‘‘(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556. 

20 ‘‘(XXIII) High Standard HSA–15 ri21 fles. 

22 ‘‘(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 

23 rifle. 

24 ‘‘(XXV) Knight’s Armament SR–15. 

25 ‘‘(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles. 


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1 ‘‘(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles. 

2 ‘‘(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical 

3 rifles. 

4 ‘‘(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 

5 rifle. 

6 ‘‘(XXX) Olympic Arms. 

7 ‘‘(XXXI) POF USA P415. 

8 ‘‘(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR ri9 fles. 

10 ‘‘(XXXIII) Remington R–15 rifles. 

11 ‘‘(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 

12 ‘‘(XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR–15. 

13 ‘‘(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles 

14 and MCX rifles. 

15 ‘‘(XXXVII) SKS with a detachable 

16 magazine. 

17 ‘‘(XXXVIII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 

18 rifles. 

19 ‘‘(XXXIX) Stag Arms AR rifles. 

20 ‘‘(XL) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 

21 and AR–556 rifles. 

22 ‘‘(XLI) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 

23 rifles. 

24 ‘‘(XLII) Windham Weaponry AR ri25 fles. 


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1 ‘‘(XLIII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 

2 ‘‘(XLIV) Yankee Hill Machine Com3 pany, Inc. YHM–15 rifles. 

4 ‘‘(iii) Barrett M107A1. 

5 ‘‘(iv) Barrett M82A1. 

6 ‘‘(v) Beretta CX4 Storm. 

7 ‘‘(vi) Calico Liberty Series. 

8 ‘‘(vii) CETME Sporter. 

9 ‘‘(viii) Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, 

10 AR 100, and AR 110C. 

11 ‘‘(ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal 

12 FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 

13 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 

14 ‘‘(x) Feather Industries AT–9. 

15 ‘‘(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 

16 ‘‘(xii) Hi-Point Carbine. 

17 ‘‘(xiii) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK– 

18 PSG–1, and HK USC. 

19 ‘‘(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle. 

20 ‘‘(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU–16, and 

21 RFB. 

22 ‘‘(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer 

23 SG 550, Sig Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX. 

24 ‘‘(xvii) Springfield Armory SAR–48. 

25 ‘‘(xviii) Steyr AUG. 


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1 ‘‘(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tac2 tical Rifle M–14/20CF. 

3 ‘‘(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(I) Thompson M1SB. 

6 ‘‘(II) Thompson T1100D. 

7 ‘‘(III) Thompson T150D. 

8 ‘‘(IV) Thompson T1B. 

9 ‘‘(V) Thompson T1B100D. 

10 ‘‘(VI) Thompson T1B50D. 

11 ‘‘(VII) Thompson T1BSB. 

12 ‘‘(VIII) Thompson T1–C. 

13 ‘‘(IX) Thompson T1D. 

14 ‘‘(X) Thompson T1SB. 

15 ‘‘(XI) Thompson T5. 

16 ‘‘(XII) Thompson T5100D. 

17 ‘‘(XIII) Thompson TM1. 

18 ‘‘(XIV) Thompson TM1C. 

19 ‘‘(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle. 

20 ‘‘(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A 

21 Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine. 

22 ‘‘(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 

23 ‘‘(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type. 

24 ‘‘(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 

25 ‘‘(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 


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1 ‘‘(I) All of the following pistols, copies, dupli2 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa3 bility of any such weapon thereof: 

4 ‘‘(i) All AK–47 types, including the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 

7 ‘‘(II) CZ Scorpion pistol. 

8 ‘‘(III) Draco AK–47 pistol. 

9 ‘‘(IV) HCR AK–47 pistol. 

10 ‘‘(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol. 

11 ‘‘(VI) Krinkov pistol. 

12 ‘‘(VII) Mini Draco AK–47 pistol. 

13 ‘‘(VIII) PAP M92 pistol. 

14 ‘‘(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 

15 ‘‘(ii) All AR–15 types, including the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(I) American Spirit AR–15 pistol. 

18 ‘‘(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 

19 ‘‘(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol 

20 GEN II. 

21 ‘‘(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 

22 Roscoe pistol. 

23 ‘‘(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol. 

24 ‘‘(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pis25 tol. 


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1 ‘‘(VII) DPMS AR–15 pistol. 

2 ‘‘(VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 

3 pistol. 

4 ‘‘(IX) Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol. 

5 ‘‘(X) Osprey Armament MK–18 pis6 tol. 

7 ‘‘(XI) POF USA AR pistols. 

8 ‘‘(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pis9 tol. 

10 ‘‘(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 

11 pistol. 

12 ‘‘(iii) Calico Liberty pistols. 

13 ‘‘(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 

14 ‘‘(v) Encom MP–9 and MP–45. 

15 ‘‘(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP–89 pistol. 

16 ‘‘(vii) Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, 

17 TEC–9, and TEC–DC9. 

18 ‘‘(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pis19 tol. 

20 ‘‘(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 

21 ‘‘(x) The following MAC types: 

22 ‘‘(I) MAC–10. 

23 ‘‘(II) MAC–11. 


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1 ‘‘(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 

2 Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical 

3 Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol. 

4 ‘‘(IV) Military Armament Corp. 

5 Ingram M–11. 

6 ‘‘(V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 

7 ‘‘(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 

8 ‘‘(xii) Sites Spectre. 

9 ‘‘(xiii) All Thompson types, including the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(I) Thompson TA510D. 

12 ‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. 

13 ‘‘(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 

14 ‘‘(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, dupli15 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa16 bility of any such weapon thereof: 

17 ‘‘(i) DERYA Anakon MC–1980, Anakon 

18 SD12. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12. 

21 ‘‘(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, in22 cluding the following: 

23 ‘‘(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 

24 ‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 


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1 ‘‘(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP– 

2 01. 

3 ‘‘(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 

4 ‘‘(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030. 

5 ‘‘(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 

6 Taktika. 

7 ‘‘(v) Streetsweeper. 

8 ‘‘(vi) Striker 12. 

9 ‘‘(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, in10 cluding TNW M2HB and FN M2495. 

11 ‘‘(L) Any combination of parts from which a 

12 firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 

13 can be assembled. 

14 ‘‘(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shot15 gun described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), 

16 (G), (H), (J), or (K). 

17 ‘‘(38) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding 

18 device’— 

19 ‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, 

20 or similar device, including any such device joined or 

21 coupled with another in any manner, that has an 

22 overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, 

23 changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 

24 rounds of ammunition; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de2 vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 

3 only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 

4 ‘‘(39) The term ‘barrel shroud’— 

5 ‘‘(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or 

6 partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a fire7 arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire8 arm from heat generated by the barrel; and 

9 ‘‘(B) does not include— 

10 ‘‘(i) a slide that partially or completely en11 closes the barrel; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) an extension of the stock along the 

13 bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or 

14 substantially encircle the barrel. 

15 ‘‘(40) The term ‘detachable magazine’ means an am16 munition feeding device that can be removed from a fire17 arm without disassembly of the firearm action. 

18 ‘‘(41) The term ‘fixed magazine’ means an ammuni19 tion feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm 

20 in such a manner that it cannot be removed without dis21 assembly of the firearm. 

22 ‘‘(42) The term ‘folding, telescoping, or detachable 

23 stock’ means a stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or 

24 otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other 


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1 dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a 

2 firearm. 

3 ‘‘(43) The term ‘forward grip’ means a grip located 

4 forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. 

5 ‘‘(44) The term ‘grenade launcher’ means an attach6 ment for use on a firearm that is designed to propel a 

7 grenade or other similar destructive device. 

8 ‘‘(45) The term ‘pistol grip’ means a grip, a thumb9 hole stock or Thordsen-type grip or stock, or any other 

10 characteristic that can function as a grip. 

11 ‘‘(46) The term ‘threaded barrel’ means a feature or 

12 characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow 

13 for the attachment of a device such as a firearm silencer 

14 or a flash suppressor. 

15 ‘‘(47) The term ‘belt-fed semiautomatic firearm’ 

16 means any repeating firearm 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; 

20 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 

21 fire each cartridge; and 

22 ‘‘(C) has the capacity to accept a belt ammuni23 tion feeding device.’’. 

24 (b) PROHIBITION.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

25 States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 922— 

2 (A) in subsection (b)— 

3 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

4 (I) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after 

5 ‘‘(1)’’; and 

6 (II) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the 

7 semicolon; and 

8 (ii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(B) any large capacity ammunition feeding de11 vice to any individual who the licensee knows or has 

12 reasonable cause to believe is less than 21 years of 

13 age;’’; 

14 (B) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘a 

15 large capacity ammunition feeding device or’’ 

16 before ‘‘any firearm other than’’; and 

17 (C) in subsection (x)— 

18 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a 

19 juvenile—’’ and all that follows through 

20 ‘‘handgun.’’ and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘less than 21 years of age— 

22 ‘‘(A) a handgun; 

23 ‘‘(B) a semiautomatic assault weapon; 

24 ‘‘(C) a large capacity ammunition feeding de25 vice; or 


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1 ‘‘(D) ammunition that is suitable for use only 

2 in a handgun or semiautomatic assault weapon.’’; 

3 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a 

4 juvenile’’ and all that follows through 

5 ‘‘handgun.’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘less than 21 years of age to knowingly 

7 possess— 

8 ‘‘(A) a handgun; 

9 ‘‘(B) a semiautomatic assault weapon; 

10 ‘‘(C) a large capacity ammunition feeding de11 vice; or 

12 ‘‘(D) ammunition that is suitable for use only 

13 in a handgun or semiautomatic assault weapon.’’; 

14 (iii) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), 

15 and (5) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(3) This subsection does not apply to— 

17 ‘‘(A) a temporary transfer of a covered firearm 

18 or covered ammunition to a person who is less than 

19 21 years of age or to the possession or use of a cov20 ered firearm or covered ammunition by a person who 

21 is less than 21 years of age if— 

22 ‘‘(i) the covered firearm or covered ammu23 nition is possessed and used by the person in 

24 the course of employment, in the course of 

25 ranching or farming related to activities at the 


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1 residence of the person (or on property used for 

2 ranching or farming at which the person, with 

3 the permission of the property owner or lessee, 

4 is performing activities related to the operation 

5 of the farm or ranch), target practice, hunting, 

6 or a course of instruction in the safe and lawful 

7 use of a covered firearm; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the covered firearm or covered ammu9 nition is possessed and used by the person with 

10 the prior written consent of the person’s parent 

11 or guardian who is not prohibited by Federal, 

12 State, or local law from possessing a firearm, 

13 except— 

14 ‘‘(I) during transportation by the per15 son of an unloaded covered firearm in a 

16 locked container directly from the place of 

17 transfer to a place at which an activity de18 scribed in clause (i) is to take place and 

19 transportation by the person of that cov20 ered firearm, unloaded and in a locked 

21 container, directly from the place at which 

22 such an activity took place to the trans23 feror; or 

24 ‘‘(II) with respect to ranching or 

25 farming activities as described in clause 


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1 (i), a person who is less than 21 years of 

2 age may possess and use a covered firearm 

3 or covered ammunition with the prior writ4 ten approval of the person’s parent or legal 

5 guardian and at the direction of an adult 

6 who is not prohibited by Federal, State or 

7 local law from possessing a firearm; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the person has the prior written con9 sent in the person’s possession at all times 

10 when a covered firearm or covered ammunition 

11 is in the possession of the person; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) the covered firearm or covered am13 munition is possessed and used by the person in 

14 accordance with State and local law; 

15 ‘‘(B) a person who is less than 21 years of age 

16 who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United 

17 States or the National Guard who possesses or is 

18 armed with a covered firearm or covered ammunition 

19 in the line of duty; 

20 ‘‘(C) a transfer by inheritance of title (but not 

21 possession) of a covered firearm or covered ammuni22 tion to a person who is less than 21 years of age; 

23 or 

24 ‘‘(D) the possession of a covered firearm or cov25 ered ammunition by a person who is less than 21 


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1 years of age taken in defense of the person or other 

2 individuals against an intruder into the residence of 

3 the person or a residence in which the person is an 

4 invited guest. 

5 ‘‘(4) A covered firearm or covered ammunition, the 

6 possession of which is transferred to a person who is less 

7 than 21 years of age in circumstances in which the trans8 feror is not in violation of this subsection shall not be sub9 ject to permanent confiscation by the Government if its 

10 possession by the person who is less than 21 years of age 

11 subsequently becomes unlawful because of the conduct of 

12 the person who is less than 21 years of age, but shall be 

13 returned to the lawful owner when such covered firearm 

14 or covered ammunition is no longer required by the Gov15 ernment for the purposes of investigation or prosecution. 

16 ‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection— 

17 ‘‘(A) the term ‘covered ammunition’ means am18 munition that is suitable for use only in a handgun 

19 or a semiautomatic assault weapon; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the term ‘covered firearm’ means— 

21 ‘‘(i) a handgun; 

22 ‘‘(ii) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or 

23 ‘‘(iii) a large capacity ammunition feeding 

24 device.’’; and 

25 (iv) in paragraph (6)— 


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1 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik2 ing ‘‘a juvenile defendant’s parent or 

3 legal guardian’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

4 parent or legal guardian of a defend5 ant who is less than 21 years of age’’; 

6 and 

7 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

8 striking ‘‘a juvenile defendant’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘a defendant who is less 

10 than 21 years of age’’; and 

11 (2) in section 924(a)(6)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

13 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘juvenile’’ 

14 each place the term appears and inserting 

15 ‘‘person who is less than 21 years of age’’; 

16 and 

17 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

18 (I) in the matter preceding sub19 clause (I), by striking ‘‘juvenile’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘person who is less than 21 

21 years of age’’; 

22 (II) in subclause (I)— 

23 (aa) by striking ‘‘juvenile’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘person who is less 

25 than 21 years of age’’; and 


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1 (bb) by striking ‘‘handgun 

2 or ammunition’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘covered firearm or covered am4 munition’’; and 

5 (III) in subclause (II), by strik6 ing ‘‘juvenile has’’ and inserting ‘‘per7 son who is less than 21 years of age 

8 has’’; and 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘juvenile’’ each place 

11 the term appears and inserting ‘‘person 

12 who is less than 21 years of age’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘handgun or ammuni14 tion’’ each place the term appears and in15 serting ‘‘covered firearm or covered ammu16 nition’’. 

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