frenchdl
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First post, love the forum, been lurking on the board for awhile, Hello everyone!
So after reading up on the laws of the commonwealth I realized that you only have to be 18 to Open Carry ! I always knew you had to be 21 to PURCHASE, but the word purchase never really registered. So it seems to me that adults aged 18-20 and364 days are somehow able to aquire and thus carry pistols/handguns. Is this true or am I missing something (maybe this is so you can carry your rifle/shotgun)? If this is the case how exactly do you obtain a handgun legally under the age of 21? Does someone just purchase for you and then sell privately? Does the person buying if for you have to be related or a guardian? Please englighten me on what the deal with this stuff is.
I live in the Richmond area and would love to be able to open carry. As of now I obviously only own shotguns and rifles and although you can open carry those its notall thatpractical, not to mention I dont think carrying "Assualt Weapons" is legal, and unfourtunately my rifle falls into this category .
Sorry if this is not the right place for this post, and possibly not even the right website, but you folks seem very imformed and its sort of aggravating how you cantbuy a pistol as an adult, but can do all the other things and have the same responsibilities, thank you all very much for any help!
First post, love the forum, been lurking on the board for awhile, Hello everyone!
So after reading up on the laws of the commonwealth I realized that you only have to be 18 to Open Carry ! I always knew you had to be 21 to PURCHASE, but the word purchase never really registered. So it seems to me that adults aged 18-20 and364 days are somehow able to aquire and thus carry pistols/handguns. Is this true or am I missing something (maybe this is so you can carry your rifle/shotgun)? If this is the case how exactly do you obtain a handgun legally under the age of 21? Does someone just purchase for you and then sell privately? Does the person buying if for you have to be related or a guardian? Please englighten me on what the deal with this stuff is.
I live in the Richmond area and would love to be able to open carry. As of now I obviously only own shotguns and rifles and although you can open carry those its notall thatpractical, not to mention I dont think carrying "Assualt Weapons" is legal, and unfourtunately my rifle falls into this category .
Sorry if this is not the right place for this post, and possibly not even the right website, but you folks seem very imformed and its sort of aggravating how you cantbuy a pistol as an adult, but can do all the other things and have the same responsibilities, thank you all very much for any help!