open carry pistol when 20 years old

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hello everyone,

i just wanted to know if anyone who is between the age of 18 - 21, has bought a pistol through a private seller and had some type of run in with LEO while open carrying? I know that you can be 18 + and buy a pistol from a private party seller, and you only have to be 18 to open carry so i know its legal.

any stories would be great

thanks

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I've been carrying for almost 2 yrs now and all my encounters have been positive(with the exception of a few cops giving me a 3 hr lecture). As long as you act mature and responsible while carrying I doubt anyone will give you a hard time.

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im just curious what was the lecture about, was it positive or negative? or was it a speech about leave the gun carring to the law?:question:

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Yes one may Open Carry at 18 years old in Arizona, the same not being a Violation of Arizona Law 13-3111, nor being in Violation of Federal Law 18 U.S.C 922(x).

The thing I disagree with is that..., its OK to carry a Pistol at 18, but damn all to Hell and back if an 18 year-old is going to buy a Pistol at a Gun Store, notwithstanding the fact He is probably carrying one on His hip while attempting to do so.

This is a classic, and one of many, double standards on just exactly what an 'Adult' is, or rather... when this Country considers Him as an 'Adult'.

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beltfed is great wrote:

im just curious what was the lecture about, was it positive or negative? or was it a speech about leave the gun carring to the law?:question:

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I've had lectures about only cops should carry a gun, open carry is "ignorant" and dangerous(wait till 21 to ccw), and my favorite was being called a "paranoid fool"

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vegasche1023 wrote:

I've had lectures about only cops should carry a gun, open carry is "ignorant" and dangerous(wait till 21 to ccw), and my favorite was being called a "paranoid fool"

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A police officer (who was presumably open carrying at the time) lecturing on how dangerous and ignorant open carry is? I suppose he figured that he was the only one professional enough to do that?

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Did this happen in Arizona or Nevada because your profile says Nevada? This is an Arizona forum.

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2 lectures were in bullhead but i live in vegas.

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Hey, first post on the forum. I know this thread is nearly a month old, I hope bumping like that is okay around here. I'm 18, and I've been open carrying since my 18th birthday in september. It hasn't even been half a year (even though it seems like a long time since I've been carrying) but I still haven't had ANY negative experiences.

The only things I remember:

Once, a guy in home depot asked me what guns I own and where I like to shoot. He told me about how much he loved his glock.

Another time, at taco bell, a person around my age asked me in a completely curious way, if I am legally allowed to carry. I told him "Yeah" and he said something along the lines of "Cool, I thought so".

Another time, while open carrying on our newish light rail, A overheard a lady ask her friend "Is he allowed to do that?" And she said something like, "This is Arizona, it's a wild west sort of thing." And I mildly chuckled.

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Rock on Ltp0wer. Where in chandler do you live?

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impulse418 wrote:

Rock on Ltp0wer. Where in chandler do you live?

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Thanks.

I live around Alma School and Queen Creek.

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Take it you go to Hamilton? I went to DV/07.