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i was woundering if there is a licence to buy and own a firearm under age?
i need to know so please make a reply
 
i need to know so please make a reply
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Why?

If you are a minor looking for firearms, your easiest way would be to ask your parents or join the military.
 
because i am going in the millatary but im tired of asking my parents every time and my parents just divorced and my mom says that she wants me to buy a gun with my dad idk why i know way more about guns than he dose and i would want them to sign a temporary permit
 
If you are a minor looking for firearms, your easiest way would be to ask your parents or join the military.
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The great silliness of American gun laws, we'll let you drive a tank, fire a howitzer, play with bazookas, use machine guns, and throw grenades if you are under 21, but you may not buy a handgun.

As for your situation, check your local laws. If it allows a minor to purchase (seems unlikely) then you're set, if it doesn't then you'll just have to wait.
 
First of all, welcome to The High Road.

You should be able to buy a rifle at 18. Federal law requires you to be 21 for a handgun purchase. While a goodly number of us would agree that this is an arbitrary cut-off, and that the question of firearms ownership for minors ought to be between the minor and his/her parent, the law is what it is.

Your parents can certainly buy a gun, and gift it to you in a more-or-less unofficial sense. But I don't believe that, between 15-17, any state is going to allow you to carry a handgun concealed or open, although trips to the range may differ.

May I suggest checking in at www.handgunlaw.us? It has the relevant state statutes for all 50 states. And once you have the relevant statutes, you can then go to your state's website and check for the specific requirements.

Springmom
 
just for trips when i drive to see my dad in portland and we shoot or to the gun range will i get a minor in possesion of a firearm? this has been on my mind for a while
 
just for trips when i drive to see my dad in portland and we shoot or to the gun range will i get a minor in possesion of a firearm?
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Would you mind clarifying that a bit?
 
The great silliness of American gun laws, we'll let you drive a tank, fire a howitzer, play with bazookas, use machine guns, and throw grenades if you are under 21, but you may not buy a handgun.
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I know, right? I joined at 17, and by the time I'd turned 18 I had fired several crew served weapons, thrown live hand grenades, fired a anti-tank rocket, a burst capable rifle, been on a 105mm Howitzer team, and jumped out of airplanes...and now that I'm coming home from deployment #1 I still cannot buy a handgun or drink alcohol.

But thats a fight for another time.

Hi-Point. In your case you are at the mercy of your parents. If they buy a handgun for you to use, that is fine, but you cannot get a "temporary permit". Go to the range with your mom/dad? Sure, bring the gun. Going hunting or hiking with your mom/dad? Sure, bring your gun. Anything beyond that? No-go, my friend.

My advice? Wait until you're 18, then ask your parents for a handgun as a gift, or buy one in a private sale. You can open-carry at age 18 in Oregon, but look up the restrictions first. At 21 you can buy from a dealer, then your options are much more open.

Best of luck to you on your endeavor. Just remember, just because you might know more about guns than your dad, doesn't mean you have more experience with them. Responsibility comes with age (for some, anyway), so don't be afraid to wait.

PFC John V.
 
But I don't believe that, between 15-17, any state is going to allow you to carry a handgun concealed or open, although trips to the range may differ.
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With parental permission, Louisiana(17, but OC bans passed before preemption were grandfathered in), Maine(no limit defined, but no car carry without permit), Missouri(no limit, but not preempted at the state level), Montana(14, but localities may enact bans on minors carrying), New Hampshire(no limit defined, but no car carry without permit), Vermont(16 for either CC or OC), and Wyoming(no limit defined). I may have missed a couple(some states may be OK with loaded weapons on gun racks in cars, but not with having one on your person) but I think that pretty well covers that.



So guess you get to play the waiting game like the rest of us who weren't lucky enough to grow up in one of those states ;).

Yeah, age limits usurping parental discretion are rather bogus, but it's even more annoying when you can be held to the same standard as every other adult but are somehow not mature enough to drink or have a handgun(well, it depends on the state, but either way it's still a PITA to get the one you want).
 
If I'm reading that mashup of the poor englich langwage correctly...

Mom & dad have split - hey, split happens - happened to my folks when I was six...

Mom wants your dad to buy you a gun. Did she start the subject, or did you?

Could be that she thinks it'll promote male bonding. Then again, it sounds like daddy isn't really that into guns...

Could be SHE wants a gun for protection, and can't lay out the cash to buy it herself, or she has a record so that she cannot buy it.

Ain't any permit, but they -can- essentially just hand it to you.

Ask WHY.
 
it sounds to me like he will be doing some serious driving back and forth and that is one of the reasons his mom wants him to have one.
 
Like others have said before it seems silly that you can't drink a beer or buy a handgun before age 21 but you certainly welcome to die for your country or vote in an election. Seems a bit screwed up to me. :scrutiny:
 
Remember, according to the 1968 GCA, you must be 18 to possess a handgun, with a few exceptions...:

http://iweb.tntech.edu/cpardue/youthnotice.html

And Federal law trumps state laws regarding minimum age.

When I was 15 my parents bought a handgun for me to use at the range, but they kept it locked up in their safe I couldn't access. When I turned 18 last year, it (and a few others) became mine.
 
i was woundering if there is a licence to buy and own a firearm under age?
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No such thing. Some states allow posession by a minor and even private purchases can have different rules, but federal law prevents anyone under 21 from purchasing a handgun from an FFL.

im tired of asking my parents every time and my parents just divorced and my mom says that she wants me to buy a gun with my dad idk why i know way more about guns than he dose
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What is your problem with having a parent buy one for you to use at the range? You may think you know a lot, but at 15 you don't know nearly as much as you think.
 
It looks like according to Oregon Statutes you are good to go at 18 for possession of a handgun. You just cannot buy it from an FFL dealer until you are 21 by Federal Law, but you can receive a handgun as a gift or buy from a private individual. You can only possess the handgun under 18 if you are directly supervised by an adult for hunting, target shooting, etc.

Here's the Oregon code:
166.250 Unlawful possession of firearms.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 166.260, 166.270, 166.274, 166.291, 166.292 or 166.410 to 166.470, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly:

(a) Carries any firearm concealed upon the person;

(b) Possesses a handgun that is concealed and readily accessible to the person within any vehicle; or

(c) Possesses a firearm and:

(A) Is under 18 years of age;

(B)(i) While a minor, was found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or a misdemeanor involving violence, as defined in ORS 166.470; and

(ii) Was discharged from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court within four years prior to being charged under this section;

(C) Has been convicted of a felony or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS 161.295, of a felony;

(D) Was committed to the Department of Human Services under ORS 426.130; or

(E) Was found to be mentally ill and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness.

(2) This section does not prohibit:

(a) A minor, who is not otherwise prohibited under subsection (1)(c) of this section, from possessing a firearm:

(A) Other than a handgun, if the firearm was transferred to the minor by the minor’s parent or guardian or by another person with the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian; or

(B) Temporarily for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose; or

(b) Any citizen of the United States over the age of 18 years who resides in or is temporarily sojourning within this state, and who is not within the excepted classes prescribed by ORS 166.270 and subsection (1) of this section, from owning, possessing or keeping within the person’s place of residence or place of business any handgun, and no permit or license to purchase, own, possess or keep any such firearm at the person’s place of residence or place of business is required of any such citizen. As used in this subsection, “residence” includes a recreational vessel or recreational vehicle while used, for whatever period of time, as residential quarters.

(3) Firearms carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed within the meaning of this section.

(4) Unlawful possession of a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.
 
By the way, if you enter the military at 17 as I did, you get no extra privilidges other than you can carry any weapon that the military issues to you during your official duties, while those duties require you to carry the weapon. We in the military don't just get issued weapons to be ours just because of military service, it's only in the line of immediate duty.
 
I feel your pain.

I was 12 years old when I took my lawn mowing money down to the local Western Auto store and bought a .22 rifle. I could have purchased other weapons, including handguns, via mail order.

This was just prior to the enactment of GCA '68.

Note that this was with the blessing of my parents. I didn't legally need them to give permission, but life would have been very difficult had they not concurred.
 
Whatever you do, don't ruin your ability to purchase & carry firearms when you become an adult.
 
Why tease the kid.
By the time he's old enough to own a gun, they will all be outlawed. He has no chance.:evil:
 
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