Buying a gun for my daughter?

[.cheese.]

Florida does have waiting periods in some parts. Here in Miami there is a waiting period for both handguns and long-guns. In Broward County I believe its only for handguns. Elsewhere I don't know.

Of course, with a CCW, I bypass all that stuff.

As for what to get, I'd say a .38 special revolver, or a 9mm Glock. I say Glock for an autoloader because take-down for cleaning is very easy (one of the reasons why all of my handguns are Glocks).

Smith 642 might fit the bill for revolver, and Glock 26 for an autoloader/bottomfeeder. Both are compact so she can put it in her purse. I don't think a Glock 19 would fit easily.

If she wants something other than those, the Walther PPK seems to be popular amongst women.

Or, she could go with something tiny like a NAA super-compact .32, or a Keltec .32 or the P3AT .380 (I didn't have good results with mine though so I sold it). If you get lucky though the Keltec .380 can be an excellent mouse-gun (but you have to win the Keltec lottery).

Other than that, straw-purchases if I'm not mistaken mainly apply to buying guns for people who otherwise can't legally purchase them. Unless the laws are different in PA, you can give a gun as a gift, so long as they are legally able to posess it, and in her case if she's 21 and will be getting a CCW, she more than fits the bill. I think the age to posess a handgun here is 16 (if gifted, but not with ammo stored or with it loaded - that has to be under adult supervision). Maybe I'm wrong and it's 18. I don't have my book of laws handy.

Best of luck.

Tell her if I ever meet her and ask her out - don't shoot me!

 

[PennsyPlinker]

Talking with a gunshop owner in her locale, she has to be 21 to purchase one. Since she is going to be 21 in a couple of months, that is probably going to be the easiest route to go. I will probably take my two little ones with me so she can check them out at the range, and then we will go from there. Knowing her, she will want something "new", although she has grown up a lot since she got away from the stupid old people who raised her.

With all the convolutions and laws to observe, and little things waiting for some bureaucrat to discover and make life miserable, I think the easiest thing to do is pick out a gun, give her the money, and let her do the rest. I appreciate all the advice here.

 

[Joey_the_Wolf]

+1 on a good .357 mag revolver. Also, both my mother, and my sister (15 years old) can handle my mom's Glock 23 and my own 1911A1 pistol without any problems. I always find it impressive when my 15 year old sister runs through a few magazines in my 1911 and asks for more (no recoil issues)
Neither of them have big hands or are very physically strong. My mom is only 5'4 and thin. My mom had some problems cycling the slide of the Glock 23 (and frankly so did I), but when she downloaded the magazines by one round (loaded 12 instead of 13) that went away really fast. So maybe a polymer framed pistol such as a Glock or an XD might work. Easy to use, can run dry or dirty, and holds 12+ rounds of .40 or 15+ of 9mm. Might be worth a look.

EDIT:

Also, I am 20 years old. Will be 21 in April, and about 6 months ago, my mom bought me the .45 as a gift. I was there with her at the gun store, I picked it out, and the gun store clerks all knew the gun was for me. When the legality issues came up, they said that so long as my mom bought it under her name, and then gave it to me as a gift, that I could legally own (but not carry) the pistol without any problems. He even called his lawyer to verify. I live in Florida, so you should have no problems with legal issues if you buy it for her, and then give her the cash later on.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

I would give her the one of my own, that was a bequeath while she still lived at home, and be done with it. You remember the one? Make sure she still has the note you wrote her when she was 18. I bought my daughter a nice little Beretta 21A when she was 13. I have added to her collection over the years. It is not a straw purchase if you buy a weapon with the intent of gifting it. ATF is specific about that. A "straw purchase" is when the actual buyer of a firearm uses another individual to fill out the 4473.

It is not a straw purchase if you buy a gun with the intention of giving to someone who is eligible to receive it. It IS, however, a criminal offense to claim the gun you are giving to your daughter today was given to her three years ago.

Dunno about where you grew up, but in my world that's called "lying." If you do it to an LEO, it's called "making a false statement." Writing a note today and claiming it was written three years earlier is called "falsifying evidence."

You have a strange sense of humour, Mate. Do you always give advice that might land people in prison?

 

[Derby FALs]

Dunno about where you grew up, but in my world that's called "lying." If you do it to an LEO, it's called "making a false statement." Writing a note today and claiming it was written three years earlier is called "falsifying evidence."

That would be, wouldn't it? Strange thing is I never said that. All my guns are as good as my daughter's. She is the only other person that has the combo to the safe. She got that when she turned 18...


Ya know. Some of this stuff, it really has come time to take a stand. Or, lick a boot.