Quoted: Hi!
i was talking to a guy the other day and we were discussing hand gun laws in arizona. He stated that to buy from a FFL one needed to be 21 yrs of age(state law), but private party transfers of hand guns only required a person to be 18 years of age.
could somebody confirm/disconfirm/elaborate?
thanks!
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The above is the absolute truth.
There is a federal law requiring all handgun purchases
from an FFL be made only by people 21 and up.
AZ law and fed law is that you must be 18 to own a handgun.
Since private sale of firearms are legal here it is as perfectly legal to sell a firearm to someone between 18 and 20 years old as it to sell to someone 21 and up.
There is also a regulation on stores selling
pistol ammo.
They can sell only to 21 and up.
It is not illegal however to be in possession of pistol ammo between the ages of 18 and 20.
So you specifically ask for a certain calibur that fits the "rifle" you intend to use it with.
From the time I was 18-20, I just asked for a box of .22, .25, .32, .380, 9mm, .357sig, .40, or .45acp specifically for a marlin camp carbine/hi-point/whatever or a box of .38, .357, .44, .45lc, etc for a winchester lever action/cowboy rifle.
I soon realized though that most places wouldn't even bat an eye if you asked for ammo while you have a pistol in a holster on your hip.