SAME Act

Bill: 117-s-1373
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-04-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Licensing and registrations

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Second Amendment Mandates Equality Act or the SAME Act</strong></p> <p>This bill reduces the minimum age&#8212;from 21 years to 18 years&#8212;at which an individual may obtain a handgun from a federally licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1373 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Mandates Equality Act or the SAME Act . 2. Minimum age for obtaining a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee (a) In general Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking , and, if the firearm, or ammunition 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 is less than twenty-one years of age . (b) Conforming amendment Section 922(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking , in the case of any firearm other than a shotgun or a rifle, I am twenty-one years or more of age, or that, in the case of a shotgun or a rifle, .