Do you need a permit to buy a handgun?

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He's talking about buying a gun out-of-state, where it will be sent to his FFL. If he tries to get that handgun from his FFL when he's under 21, it ain't liable to come through.

Apparently, there's some legal question as to whether you can own a handgun when under 21 or no. A lot of states don't prohibit it, but do Federal statutes do so?
 
He's talking about buying a gun out-of-state, where it will be sent to his FFL.
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That isn't clear at all. Here is the question I was responding to:
Is it 21 or 18 to purchase a gun in Florida?
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Apparently, there's some legal question as to whether you can own a handgun when under 21 or no. A lot of states don't prohibit it, but do Federal statutes do so?
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There is no federal law prohibiting an 18 year old from owning a handgun, or buying one from a non-FFL.
 
There may not be a law in Florida that prohibits someone over 18 from buying a handgun from a NON-FFL, but I don't think it will matter either way...

It's the same way in Texas...I'm 20 now, and I've been to several gunshows, and vendors do NOT like to sell you handguns if you're under 21, regardless of what the law says. In fact, one of the vendors that turned me down was a lawyer who thought I was full of crap! :mad:

Despite the fact that I can legally buy a handgun from anyone who isn't a licensed dealer, I'm forced to wait until I turn 21 anyway. Hopefully, you won't have such luck.
 
Vendors will always be hesitant to sell a handgun to a person between 18-20, because most of them at gun shows are dealers not private sellers. I have had several private sales from people that didn't go through, because they think you have to be 21 to buy/own a handgun in FL. Heck, my LEO friend didn't even know that until I told him and showed him the statute!

-Ryan
 
One thing that cracks me up every time when I buy a handgun in Maryland is that the MDSP background check comes back with a stamp that says "not disapproved." I guess they don't want to be so politically incorrect as to approve a law-abiding citizen exercising his 2A rights.
 
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