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Posted: 8/31/2014 4:50:57 PM EDT

First time poster here! And I am pretty new to the AR world. My question is when when your building an ar pistol, how old do you have to be to legally own one? Im 19 and was just curious about the whole process. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Posted: 8/31/2014 5:05:49 PM EDT

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You are not old enough to buy your own handgun. The legal age for you to buy a handgun is 21.

Posted: 8/31/2014 5:19:27 PM EDT

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Okay gotcha!

Posted: 8/31/2014 5:19:54 PM EDT

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You are not old enough to buy your own handgun. The legal age for you to buy a handgun is 21.

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You can buy one at 18 in private sale here, and likely in SC too? Likely in TX too, JuJu?

You have to be 21 to buy a handgun or a lower through FFL, even though a lower is not a handgun. But you can also buy a lower through private sale here, and likely in SC and TX also?

At any rate, OP, if you legally can there, you must still make sure the lower is "virgin" or was not first built as a rifle, to legally make it a pistol.

What you can legally buy/own in private transactions is up to individual state law, not federal.

- OS

Posted: 8/31/2014 6:49:38 PM EDT

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You can buy one at 18 in private sale here, and likely in SC too? Likely in TX too, JuJu?

You have to be 21 to buy a handgun or a lower through FFL, even though a lower is not a handgun. But you can also buy a lower through private sale here, and likely in SC and TX also?

At any rate, OP, if you legally can there, you must still make sure the lower is "virgin" or was not first built as a rifle, to legally make it a pistol.

What you can legally buy/own in private transactions is up to individual state law, not federal.

- OS

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You are not old enough to buy your own handgun. The legal age for you to buy a handgun is 21.

You can buy one at 18 in private sale here, and likely in SC too? Likely in TX too, JuJu?

You have to be 21 to buy a handgun or a lower through FFL, even though a lower is not a handgun. But you can also buy a lower through private sale here, and likely in SC and TX also?

At any rate, OP, if you legally can there, you must still make sure the lower is "virgin" or was not first built as a rifle, to legally make it a pistol.

What you can legally buy/own in private transactions is up to individual state law, not federal.

- OS

What OS pointed out. You can buy a lower receiver in a private intrastate sale at age eighteen, or it can be gifted, as far as federal law is concerned...

Posted: 9/1/2014 1:20:12 AM EDT

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but what your saying is since I'm 19 I can legally buy a stripped or virgin lower through private sale(as long as state law allows it) and I cant purchase a stripped lower from my ffl until im 21?

So if I did purchase a stripped lower through a private sale, purchased the lpk parts kit, 10.5 inch barrel, as long as I didnt put a stock on it I would be legal?

Lol. Sorry just trying to 100% understand this!

Posted: 9/1/2014 4:04:17 AM EDT

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but what your saying is since I'm 19 I can legally buy a stripped or virgin lower through private sale(as long as state law allows it) and I cant purchase a stripped lower from my ffl until im 21?

So if I did purchase a stripped lower through a private sale, purchased the lpk parts kit, 10.5 inch barrel, as long as I didnt put a stock on it I would be legal?

Lol. Sorry just trying to 100% understand this!

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All correct. (Assuming that lower was not actually a rifle first before it got "stripped" again).

You can only buy a "rifle" or "shogun" at 18-20 from or through an FFL. A handgun or receiver (which is an "other firearm") is neither.

- OS