S. 1373Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

SAME Act

Introduced April 27, 2021

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The SAME Act (Second Amendment Mandates Equality Act) seeks to lower the federal minimum age for purchasing a handgun from a licensed dealer from 21 to 18 years old. It changes the current law that blocks anyone under 21 from buying a handgun. The change would apply to individuals aged 18‑20 who want to obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee.

Key Provisions

  • Amends 18 U.S.C. §922(b)(1) to remove the age restriction that prohibits selling handguns to anyone under 21 years old.
  • Updates 18 U.S.C. §922(c)(1) to align with the new age rule, eliminating the previous language that required the buyer to be at least 21 for handguns.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

April 27, 2021

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April 27, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

April 27, 2021

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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,.