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overkill0084 · October 19, 2011, 08:54 AM

IMHO, it depends on the person your purchasing for. As I understand things, a person under 21 (but over 18) can legally own a handgun. Purchasing ammo for it is another issue. Would I be able to be present for the expenditure of said ammo? If it was a kid I was familiar with and trusted, say a 19 yo Marine, that's one thing. Jamal & his crew of bangers is another issue entirely. Of course compliance with applicable laws comes first.
Then of course is the "handgun" ammo issue as a whole. I will be getting a CX4 .45 in the next few days. An 18 yo could legally own it and feed it. But I imagine ammo purchases could get interesting at times.
Talk to the guys at your LGS. They will probably have a fair bit of info you can use.

October 19, 2011, 08:54 AM	#3
overkill0084 Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2010 Location: Northern, UT Posts: 1,162	IMHO, it depends on the person your purchasing for. As I understand things, a person under 21 (but over 18) can legally own a handgun. Purchasing ammo for it is another issue. Would I be able to be present for the expenditure of said ammo? If it was a kid I was familiar with and trusted, say a 19 yo Marine, that's one thing. Jamal & his crew of bangers is another issue entirely. Of course compliance with applicable laws comes first. Then of course is the "handgun" ammo issue as a whole. I will be getting a CX4 .45 in the next few days. An 18 yo could legally own it and feed it. But I imagine ammo purchases could get interesting at times. Talk to the guys at your LGS. They will probably have a fair bit of info you can use. __________________ Cheers, Greg “At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child – miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.” — P.J. O’Rourke