No MAGA Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer of a semiautomatic assault weapon to a person under 21 years of age, and to prohibit the possession or ownership of a semiautomatic assault weapon by such a person, with exceptions for active duty military personnel and full-time law enforcement employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No More Atrocities with Guns Act No MAGA Act 2. Increase in minimum age at which a person may be transferred, or possess or own, a semiautomatic assault weapon, with exceptions (a) Prohibition on transfer by Federal firearms licensee (1) In general Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) (A) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe has not attained 18 years of age; (B) any semiautomatic assault weapon to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe has not attained 21 years of age and is not a qualified individual; or (C) if the firearm or ammunition is not a semiautomatic assault weapon and is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe has not attained 21 years of age; . (2) Sworn statement Section 922(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking in the case of any firearm eighteen years or more of age in the case of a semiautomatic assault weapon, I am at least 21 years of age or a qualified individual (as defined in section 921(a)(31) of title 18, United States Code), in the case of a firearm other than a semiautomatic assault weapon, a shotgun or a rifle, I am at least 21 years of age, or that, in the case of a shotgun or a rifle, I am at least 18 years of age (b) Prohibition on transfer by others; prohibition on possession or ownership (1) In general Section 922 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (aa) It shall be unlawful— (1) for any person not licensed under section 923, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to transfer a semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual who has not attained 21 years of age and is not a qualified individual; or (2) for an individual who has not attained 21 years of age and is not a qualified individual to possess or own a semiautomatic assault weapon in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. . (2) Penalties Section 924 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (8) (A) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa)(1) shall be fined not more than $50,000 (or, in the case of the second or a subsequent such offense, not more than $250,000), imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (B) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa)(2) shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. ; and (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking or (k) (k), or (aa) (c) Definitions (1) Semiautomatic assault weapon Section 921(a) of such title is amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: (30) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ means any semiautomatic assault weapon, as defined in section 921(a)(30) of this title, as included in the enactment of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act without regard to the repeal of such Act. (31) The term qualified individual (A) a member of the Armed Forces on active duty; and (B) a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B(c)(1). . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: No More Atrocities with Guns Act or the No MAGA Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, with respect to a semiautomatic assault weapon, the following: sale or delivery by a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21; transfer by a private party to an individual under age 21; and possession or ownership by an individual under age 21. The prohibitions do not apply if the individual under age 21 is a law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.