,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,mr4 ,deutch introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to increase the age at   
which a rifle or shotgun may be acquired
 from a federally licensed firearms     
dealer1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the #ba to ,buy ,act4  #b4 ,increase in 
age at which a rifle or shotgun may be  
acquired from a ,federally licensed     
firearms dealer  7a7 ,in general        
,section #ibb7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
the following3  7#a7 any firearm or     
ammunition to any individual who the    
licensee knows or has reasonable cause  
to believe has not attained #ba years of
 age1 unless the individual is--  7,a7 a
 law enforcement officer2  7,b7 a       

correctional officer2  7,c7 on active   
duty in the ,armed ,forces of the       
,united ,states1 or full-time duty in   
the ,national ,guard2 or  7,d7 a member 
of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united    
,states or the ,national ,guard who     
possesses or is armed with a firearm in 
the line of duty2  4  7b7 ,conforming   
amendment ,section #ibb7;c77#a7 of such 
title is amended by striking 1 or that1 
in the case of a shotgun or a rifle1 ,i 
am eighteen years or more of age and    
inserting or am a law enforcement       
officer1 a correctional officer1 on     
active duty in the ,armed ,forces of the
 ,united ,states or full-time duty in   
the ,national ,guard1 or a member of the
 ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states  
or the ,national ,guard who possesses or
 is armed with a firearm in the line of 
duty4  7c7 ,definitions ,section        
#iba7;a7 of such title is amended by    
inserting after paragraph 7#bi7 the     
following3  7#cj7 ,the term law         
enforcement officer means a person--    

7,a7 who is elected1 appointed1 or      
employed by the ,federal ,government or 
by a ,state or political subdivision    
thereof2  7,b7 who is vested with       
authority to bear arms and make arrests2
 and  7,c7 whose primary responsibility 
is the prevention and detection of crime
 or the enforcement of the penal1       
criminal1 traffic1 or highway laws1     
including any supervisory or command    
personnel whose duties include the      
supervision1 training1 guidance1 or     
management of any such person4  7#ca7   
,the term correctional officer means a  
person-- 7,a7 who is appointed or       
employed by the ,federal ,government or 
by a ,state or political subdivision    
thereof1 and whose primary              
responsibility is the supervision1      
protection1 care1 custody1 and control1 
or investigation1 of inmates of a       
correctional institution2 or  7,b7 who  
is employed by any private entity that  
has contracted with the ,federal        
,government or a ,state or political    

subdivision thereof1 and who has such a 
primary responsibility4  4  7d7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to conduct     
engaged in after the #f-month period    
that begins with the date of enactment  
of this ,act4