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Depends on the state, but Federal law does require you to be 21 or older to purchase a handgun. Ammunition can be sold without any background checks or ID check
by 0xfeba 9y ago
Depends on the state, but Federal law does require you to be 21 or older to purchase a handgun. Ammunition can be sold without any background checks or ID checks in some states.
- post_break 9y ago21 to purchase from a retail, I believe it's still 18 to purchase from an individual, making it even more backwards.
- dTal 9y agoIs that really so backwards? Seems to me that a personal sale is a more intimate exchange and it might be expected that the seller vets the buyer a bit more carefully than your average retail transaction, thus justifying the lower age restriction.
- simplyluke 9y agoThis is correct in Texas. It's rooted in an issue in how the ATF defines weapons.
- Zak 9y agoIt's rooted in federalism. The federal government generally doesn't have the power to regulate transactions between individuals within a state. When it has assumed such powers, it has required some legal gymnastics. A gun dealer with an FFL has a license to do interstate commerce in firearms and is subject to federal regulations on the subject. A private sale is governed by state law.
- LordKano 9y agoWhen I was 18, I bought a 9mm Carbine so for me it was rifle ammunition.