derhammer
Regular Member
Alright, so, under PA law, an 18-year-old can purchase a handgun from a private seller if he/she can find a sheriff who'll do the transfer. Now, the two problems I've seen seem to be this:
1. The sheriff is an idiot and doesn't know the law of the state he's in, and thinks only 21-year-olds can own handguns, or
2. The sheriff doesn't believe 18-year-olds should be allowed handguns and thus denies the transfer based on his personal convictions instead of what the law actually says.
Now, there's no hope if it's number two, but for number one, I'm thinking I could just print out the law that refers to the fact that an 18-year-old can, in fact, own a handgun, and show it to the sheriff if he mistakenly thinks they can't.
My question is, is it REALLY that difficult in PA to find a sheriff who'll do the transfer, or at least, who would do it if you showed him proof it was legal?
-derhammer
1. The sheriff is an idiot and doesn't know the law of the state he's in, and thinks only 21-year-olds can own handguns, or
2. The sheriff doesn't believe 18-year-olds should be allowed handguns and thus denies the transfer based on his personal convictions instead of what the law actually says.
Now, there's no hope if it's number two, but for number one, I'm thinking I could just print out the law that refers to the fact that an 18-year-old can, in fact, own a handgun, and show it to the sheriff if he mistakenly thinks they can't.
My question is, is it REALLY that difficult in PA to find a sheriff who'll do the transfer, or at least, who would do it if you showed him proof it was legal?
-derhammer