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Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act

H.R. 5716 · 116th Congress · Jan 30, 2020 · Lineage

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 For Every Registrable Voter Act” or the “SAFER Voter 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,”.