Buying ammo

Drummer101 · November 12, 2009, 10:52 AM

I might have to opportunity to buy a friends rifle but it fires a 9mm.

But because I am under 21 and in Minnesota I can not buy handgun ammo.

Is it possible for my parents to buy it (they have no handgun permit) and for them to give me the ammo?
Can I posses the ammo legally?

Dustin0 · November 12, 2009, 11:14 AM

You should be able to buy it. Just tell the clerk that its for a Rifle. I have heard of peolpe doing that at Walmart.

NavyLT · November 12, 2009, 12:40 PM

Page 155 of the 2005 Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide:

http://www.atf.gov/pub/fire-explo_pu...004/p53004.pdf

Quote:

3. FEDERAL AGE RESTRICTIONS
Federal law prohibits Federal firearms
licensees from selling or delivering any
firearm or ammunition to any individual
who the licensee knows or has reasonable
cause to believe is less than 18
years of age, and, if the firearm is other
than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition
for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual
who the licensee knows or has reasonable
cause to believe is less than 21
years of age. (18 U.S.C. 922(b)(1), 27
CFR 478.99(b)(1).)

Ammunition interchangeable between
rifles and handguns (such as .22 caliber
rimfire) may be sold to an individual 18
years of age, but less than 21, if the
licensee is satisfied that the ammunition
is being acquired for use in a rifle.

1. You can buy 9mm for use in a rifle from a licensed dealer if you are over 18.

2. You can buy ammo for use even in a handgun from a private party or an unlicensed ammo dealer if you are over 18. (Remember, dealers in ammo only do not require a license to sell - only to manufacture).

3. Your parents can buy any ammo for you from a licensed dealer so long as they do not make any false oral or written statements to the licensed dealer regarding the ammo purchase. If they make a false oral or written statement to a licensed dealer regarding the ammo purchase, they will violate Federal law.

orangello · November 12, 2009, 05:06 PM

Maybe taking a couple of pictures of yourself with the rifle & some 9mm rounds would help with convincing the clerk, if that is your concern.

Drummer101 · November 12, 2009, 09:44 PM

That is a good idea, and if that does not work I can talk about my 22lr pistol

November 12, 2009, 10:52 AM	#1
Drummer101 Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 943	Buying ammo I might have to opportunity to buy a friends rifle but it fires a 9mm. But because I am under 21 and in Minnesota I can not buy handgun ammo. Is it possible for my parents to buy it (they have no handgun permit) and for them to give me the ammo? Can I posses the ammo legally?

November 12, 2009, 11:14 AM	#2
Dustin0 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 701	You should be able to buy it. Just tell the clerk that its for a Rifle. I have heard of peolpe doing that at Walmart.

November 12, 2009, 05:06 PM	#4
orangello Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 566	Maybe taking a couple of pictures of yourself with the rifle & some 9mm rounds would help with convincing the clerk, if that is your concern.

November 12, 2009, 09:44 PM	#5
Drummer101 Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 943	That is a good idea, and if that does not work I can talk about my 22lr pistol