Age 21 Act

Raise minimum firearm age to 21

If enacted, the bill would make it illegal for people under 21 to buy, receive, or knowingly possess certain guns, certain ammo, and large-capacity feeding devices. It would define which items are covered, including semiautomatic pistols, semiautomatic shotguns, many semiautomatic “assault weapons,” and magazines or devices that hold more than 10 rounds. Federal dealers could not transfer large-capacity feeding devices to people they know or reasonably believe are under 21. The bill would allow narrow, temporary exceptions for military on duty, hunting, target practice, work or farming tied to a residence, and transfers with prior written parental or guardian consent (the under-21 person must carry that consent). It would also allow title to pass by inheritance but not automatic possession, permit home-defense use in a residence, and require return of lawfully transferred items once no longer needed by authorities. These changes would take effect upon enactment.