Senate Bill 303 aims to allow a person between the ages of 18-21 to receive or purchase a handgun from a federally licensed firearms dealer.

However, it challenges a 1968 federal law that prohibits people under the age of 21 from buying a hand gun.

"It simply sets itself up for a lawsuit," Marc Dann, managing partner at Dann Law and former Ohio Attorney General, said.

This is exactly what Dann says Republican lawmakers want.

"It sets up a classic conflict between state government and federal government. Somebody will attempt to buy a handgun, be turned down by a federal licensed dealer and that federal licensed dealer will then potentially be sued by the potential purchaser," Dann said.

This would allow the bill to have it's day in court. It's the same tactic that caused Roe v. Wade a

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