Calvin_the_Bold
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I went into Silver State Arms in Reno today, and I asked to look at a 1911, the guy asked me if I was 21, and I said 20. He then said that I can't touch the pistol. I then said , "I can buy pistols from private parties, but I can't touch a pistol here?" He then said that if I were to buy a pistol while under the age of 21 from a PRIVATE party, that there would be felony charges for me and the private party selling.
I then said that NRS allows open carry at 18, and he said "Nope, federal law prohibits under 21 OC, and therefore any Nevada law that says otherwise is void." I was shocked by this.
He also said that anyone under 21 cannot own a pistol, even if given to them by their parents, and cannot shoot a pistol unless their parent is there or they have a note saying that they can shoot it.
I promptly left, probably never to go back there again unless he is correct, which I'm 98% sure he is mistaken...
What's the real law on this? (With links to Federal laws, as I know NRS allows it)
ninjaedit: first post here
I went into Silver State Arms in Reno today, and I asked to look at a 1911, the guy asked me if I was 21, and I said 20. He then said that I can't touch the pistol. I then said , "I can buy pistols from private parties, but I can't touch a pistol here?" He then said that if I were to buy a pistol while under the age of 21 from a PRIVATE party, that there would be felony charges for me and the private party selling.
I then said that NRS allows open carry at 18, and he said "Nope, federal law prohibits under 21 OC, and therefore any Nevada law that says otherwise is void." I was shocked by this.
He also said that anyone under 21 cannot own a pistol, even if given to them by their parents, and cannot shoot a pistol unless their parent is there or they have a note saying that they can shoot it.
I promptly left, probably never to go back there again unless he is correct, which I'm 98% sure he is mistaken...
What's the real law on this? (With links to Federal laws, as I know NRS allows it)
ninjaedit: first post here