{"id":213568,"date":"2025-03-03T15:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=213568"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:34:25","slug":"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) has reintroduced the Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act (SAFER Voter Act), H.R. 1643, aiming to repeal the federal ban on handgun purchases for adults aged 18 to 20 from Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-why-the-safer-voter-act-matters\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\" data-level=\"2\">Why the SAFER Voter Act Matters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-support-from-gun-rights-organizations\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\" data-level=\"2\">Support from Gun Rights Organizations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-strong-congressional-support\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\" data-level=\"2\">Strong Congressional Support<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-fight-for-second-amendment-rights\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\" data-level=\"2\">The Fight for Second Amendment Rights<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-the-safer-voter-act-matters\">Why the SAFER Voter Act Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did you know you 18 to 20 year olds can serve in the military (and even have to register for the draft if they are male), but federal law prohibits them from purchasing a handgun from a licensed dealer?<br \/><br \/>I filed legislation yesterday to restore their right to self defense. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJK1aaPBIr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\">https:\/\/t.co\/VJK1aaPBIr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1895450374003454027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, federal law prevents 18- to 20-year-olds from purchasing <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/firearms\/handguns\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\">handguns<\/a> from licensed dealers, despite allowing them to vote, sign contracts, get married, and serve in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massie argues that this restriction violates basic constitutional rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Why should a 20-year-old single mom be denied the right to defend herself and her children?&#8221; said Representative Massie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/charter-arms-bulldog-classic-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\">Classic Americana: Charter Arms Bulldog Classic Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/massie.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/safer119th.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\">bill<\/a> seeks to end this age-based restriction, ensuring that all law-abiding adults can exercise their Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-support-from-gun-rights-organizations\">Support from Gun Rights Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) have thrown their weight behind the SAFER Voter Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GOA\u2019s Aidan Johnston calls the current restriction &#8220;a second-class right&#8221; and says anti-gun groups use it to discourage young Americans from gun ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAGR\u2019s Hunter King condemns the law as &#8220;blatant discrimination&#8221; and urges all pro-2A lawmakers to co-sponsor the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-strong-congressional-support\">Strong Congressional Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAFER Voter Act has backing from key <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federal-judge-upholds-maryland-assault-weapons-ban-ruling-fall-outside-second-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2521\">Second Amendment<\/a> Caucus members, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-fight-for-second-amendment-rights\">The Fight for Second Amendment Rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Massie\u2019s bill is a direct challenge to federal laws that treat law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds as second-class citizens when it comes to gun ownership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the growing legal challenges to age-based firearm restrictions, the SAFER Voter Act could play a key role in restoring rights to millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/saf-challenges-hawaiis-gun-ban-for-young-adults\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2520\">young adults<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned as this legislation moves through Congress and the fight for 2A rights continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"massie-reintroduces-bill-to-restore-handgun-rights-for-young-adults\" title=\"Massie Reintroduces Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Why should a 20-year-old single mom be denied the right to defend herself and her children?&#8221; said Representative Massie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":213569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4024],"tags":[132,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-213568","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Bill to Restore Handgun Rights for Young Adults<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rep. 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