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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 26, 2018
No More Atrocities with Guns Act or the No MAGA Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, with respect to a semiautomatic assault weapon, the following:
sale or delivery by a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21;
transfer by a private party to an individual under age 21; and
possession or ownership by an individual under age 21.
The prohibitions do not apply if the individual under age 21 is a law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.
People & committees
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D–TX
Legislative record
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E287-288)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E252-253, E256-257)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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