Got denied today for my CCW because im 19?

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i am pretty sure , correct me someone if im wrong, but you can legally buy an antique handgun or rifle (like prior late 1800s design) or replica design at 18 years old. you could theoretically legally carry that even if you are 19. maybe??
 
yea but the sherriff, can't spell either, ask him to gaurantee your saftey while you go to the state supreme court, and make sure he's right.
 
A letter is too easy to put aside. Ask for a interview, talk to the man and impress him. You are asking for him to approve you. Let him meet you. You can give him a letter at the meeting but it is important that he be impressed by you.
 
I would wait till you are a little older for several reasons. I don't know you personally, but most 19 year olds (including myself at that age) have their head too far up their a$$ to be responsible enough to CCW. All its going to take is you pulling that gun once to resolve a fight or other petty dispute, and your nice young life is over.

But he is sure old enough to give his life in some foreign country to give you the right to say this crap, and to give me the right to say that it is crap. IMOHO.
 
Edit - Upon review of NavyLT's below post and a internet search of my state's laws it is pretty obvious that I was and the fellows who sold me those handguns were in violation of some laws.

In my state, it is actually 16 to possess a handgun without expressed parental consent. Therefore, at 15 I should have had expressed parental consent just to have them. I couldn't actually own them and it was illegal for me to have bought them/for the handguns to have been sold to me.

Anyway, I stand corrected.

I should have said Federal Law prevents people between the ages of 18-20 from buying a handgun from a FFl. Those who are 18-20 have to buy privately and those who are younger than 18 can only possess them.

Federal Law only prevents buying handguns until 21 years of age from FFL's. There is no federal law preventing teenagers from owning handguns or buying them elsewhere.

I had (and purchased myself) a number of handguns between the ages of 15 and 20.

/I made the below video of aerial bottle shooting when I was 16 (not as good of a shot as I used to be...)
 
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There is no federal law preventing teenagers from owning handguns or buying them elsewhere.

I had (and purchased myself) a number of handguns between the ages of 15 and 20.

Why do people keep posting stuff like this?!? Would you care to explain, please, how you were legal from the ages of 15 to 17 in accordance with Title 18, Chapter 44, Section 922, Subsection (x) to purchase and possess a handgun without meeting all of the exceptions listed in the code - and notice, none of the exceptions apply to the purchase of the handgun, only to possession:

18 USC 922:
(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or
otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has
reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile--
(A) a handgun; or
(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person who is a juvenile to
knowingly possess--
(A) a handgun; or
(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun.

(3) This subsection does not apply to--
(A) a temporary transfer of a handgun or ammunition to a
juvenile or to the possession or use of a handgun or ammunition by a
juvenile if the handgun and ammunition are possessed and used by the
juvenile--
(i) in the course of employment, in the course of ranching
or farming related to activities at the residence of the
juvenile (or on property used for ranching or farming at which
the juvenile, with the permission of the property owner or
lessee, is performing activities related to the operation of the
farm or ranch), target practice, hunting, or a course of
instruction in the safe and lawful use of a handgun;
(ii) with the prior written consent of the juvenile's parent
or guardian who is not prohibited by Federal, State, or local
law from possessing a firearm, except--
(I) during transportation by the juvenile of an unloaded
handgun in a locked container directly from the place of
transfer to a place at which an activity described in clause
(i) is to take place and transportation by the juvenile of
that handgun, unloaded and in a locked container, directly
from the place at which such an activity took place to the
transferor; or
(II) with respect to ranching or farming activities as
described in clause (i), a juvenile may possess and use a
handgun or ammunition with the prior written approval of the
juvenile's parent or legal guardian and at the direction of
an adult who is not prohibited by Federal, State or local
law from possessing a firearm;

(iii) the juvenile has the prior written consent in the
juvenile's possession at all times when a handgun is in the
possession of the juvenile; and
(iv) in accordance with State and local law;

(B) a juvenile who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States or the National Guard who possesses or is armed with a
handgun in the line of duty;
(C) a transfer by inheritance of title (but not possession) of a
handgun or ammunition to a juvenile; or
(D) the possession of a handgun or ammunition by a juvenile
taken in defense of the juvenile or other persons against an
intruder into the residence of the juvenile or a residence in which
the juvenile is an invited guest.

(4) A handgun or ammunition, the possession of which is transferred
to a juvenile in circumstances in which the transferor is not in
violation of this subsection shall not be subject to permanent
confiscation by the Government if its possession by the juvenile
subsequently becomes unlawful because of the conduct of the juvenile,
but shall be returned to the lawful owner when such handgun or
ammunition is no longer required by the Government for the purposes of
investigation or prosecution.
(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``juvenile'' means a
person who is less than 18 years of age.
 
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You've got several typos and errors in the letter. Correct spelling and grammar will only help to prove your case.

You've a pointless word (got) in your sentence. [/grammarnazi]

True:D. The pinot slitl sdnats taht tehre are eorrs in his lteter taht suohd be crortecd.

Just trying to help the young man make his case in a more effective manner.
 
i am pretty sure , correct me someone if im wrong, but you can legally buy an antique handgun or rifle (like prior late 1800s design) or replica design at 18 years old. you could theoretically legally carry that even if you are 19. maybe??

Not in Alabama. Our definitions of firearms are different than the Federal definition. Pretty much any firearm with a barrel shorter than 12" is considered a 'pistol' in Alabama (CoA 13A-11-70).

Our prohibition against SBRs and SBSs is not airtight either. I've seen people with MP5s and such that explained how it wasn't against 13A-11-63. Obviously it wasn't illegal or the NFA dealer wouldn't have sold it and the ATF wouldn't approve the tax stamp. Alabama's firearm laws are wacky so maybe it has something to do with an MP5 considered a 'pistol' because of the barrel length and it wasn't ever 'cut down' from a longer barrel length firearm (Alabama's definition of pistol doesn't care about stocks/forward grips/etc).
 
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