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Posted: 10/23/2008 6:19:41 PM EDT
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I'm in a bit of a bind. I had already purchased a complete Stag Arms kit sans lower when I found out that, apparently, some recent changes to form 4473 mean you have to be 21 or older to buy a stripped lower! Well... I'm not 21 or older.  What can I do now? Is this even correct?
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21? Is that a Georgia state law? I am sure that it states on the 4473 that its 18 and above for a long gun and 21 and above for a handgun. You should be fine to purchase the lower barring some Georgia law. Are you attempting to purchase an ar15 pistol lower? Then you need to be 21. A straw purchase is when person A buys a firearm for person B, while person B cannot legally own/possess said firearm. A parent may purchase the firearm and gift it to the their children. |
There have been changes to the 4473 that require you to be 21 to purchase lowers that are not complete since they can be assembled as a pistol,it is nationwide.By the way i think in ga a parent can give a pistol to an 18 plus,at least i believe that to be correct. |
It's not Georgia state law as far as I know, but I saw a post here recently with a scan of an updated 4473 stating that a "receiver or frame" (or something like that) has to be marked "Other" on the 4473, and anything marked "Other" can't be sold to anyone under 21. EDIT: Beaten.  EDIT AGAIN: So, does this only apply if it's being transferred by a dealer? There's no reason I can't buy a stripped lower from a private seller? I'm assuming the several replies on the matter are a "yes."
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I purchased another lower today and the dealer was still using the old forms, it was listed as a rifle. The new forms are not required untill the 15th of November, see if your dealer is still using his old forms. |
Are you asking if I'm from the government and testing you? If that is what you're asking, then yes. If it's not, I didn't say anything. Please stare into the blinking light.  A little off the forum topic, but since I'm bumping this thread, I might as well ask. I believe that, at least in most states, an 18 year old can possess a handgun, he just can't buy one. But if what's being said here about stripped lowers is true, does that mean an 18 year old can legally buy a pistol in a private sale, just not through a dealer? Or is that something completely different? |
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