Sec. 2. Increasing youth gun safety by raising the age of handgun eligibility and prohibiting youth from possessing semiautomatic assault weapons
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Section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)— by striking juvenile and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age ; by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(B)and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: a semiautomatic assault weapon; or a large capacity ammunition feeding device. ; in paragraph (2)— by striking a juvenile and inserting less than 21 years of age ; by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(B)and inserting a semicolon; and by inserting at the end the following: a semiautomatic assault weapon; or a large capacity ammunition feeding device. ; in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting temporary before possession ; in paragraph (3)(B), by striking juvenile and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age ; in paragraph (3)(C), by striking juvenile; or and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age; ; by striking subparagraph
(D)of paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: the possession of a handgun or ammunition by a person who is less than 21 years of age taken in defense of that person or other persons against an intruder into the residence of that person or a residence in which that person is an invited guest; or ; by adding at the end of paragraph
(3)the following: a temporary transfer of a handgun or ammunition to a person who is at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age, or the temporary use or possession of a handgun or ammunition by a person who is at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age, if the handgun and ammunition are possessed and used by the person— in the course of employment, in the course of ranching or farming related to activities at the residence of the person (or on property used for ranching or farming at which the person, with the permission of the property owner or lessee, is performing activities related to the operation of the farm or ranch), target practice, hunting, or a course of instruction in the safe and lawful use of a handgun; and in accordance with State and local law. ; and in paragraph (4), by striking juvenile each place it appears and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age .