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The article is wrong. A license isn't required to own an AR-15 except in a few states like California.
by signalsignal 15y ago
The article is wrong. A license isn't required to own an AR-15 except in a few states like California.
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- alnayyir 15y agoThat's not accurate either. You can own an AR-15 in California without a license of any sort, it just cannot have any of the restricted features like a 30 round magazine.
- signalsignal 15y agoThanks. I don't know the law specifically, IANAL.
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- hvs 15y agoThe article says "license to buy" not "license to own." I know that in Minnesota you need a Permit to Purchase from your local PD or a Permit to Carry from your local Sheriff in order to purchase an AR-15 (or a handgun).
- anelson 15y agoThe majority of US states have no such requirement. In VA I can purchase a gun from another VA resident with no paperwork; I can purchase from a dealer by filling out a one page form with name, DOB, address, and place of birth.
- hvs 15y agoYou can do that for long rifles in MN as well (although I think you forgot the NICS check required for all gun purchases regardless of state). It's just hand guns and "black" rifles that require the permit. VA obviously has a more enlightened view than MN (IMO).
- sliverstorm 15y agoWell, California is the center of the world. Just kidding, but truthfully speaking a lot of the news on HN takes a very California-centric view.