YourVoice.Now Summary
Right now, federal law says you have to be 21 to buy a handgun from a licensed firearms dealer, even though you can buy a rifle or shotgun at 18. This bill would lower the handgun purchase age to 18 — the same age you can vote, enlist in the military, and buy a long gun. It applies only to purchases from federally licensed dealers, not private sales. The change would affect young adults between 18 and 20 nationwide.
Congressional Summary
Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act or the SAFER Voter Act This bill reduces the minimum age—from 21 years to 18 years—at which an individual may obtain a handgun from a federally licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector.
Legislative Subjects
Firearms and explosivesLicensing and registrationsRetail and wholesale trades
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-02-27
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06