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TX resident buying a rifle in La from a FFL dealer as a gift for a child.

Posted on 11/18/13 at 5:59 pm
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 5:59 pm
is this possible?

what are the hang ups?

Posted by braindeadboxer
Utopia
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:03 pm to
Should be no hang ups
This post was edited on 11/18/13 at 8:49 pm
Posted by greasemonkey
Macclenny Fl aka south JAWJA
Member since Aug 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:04 pm to
I believe you csn buy a long gun
just not a pistol.
Posted by dante
Kingwood, TX
Member since Mar 2006
10669 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:04 pm to
If the gun is in your name probably not a problem at all, but it is not legal for child under the age of 18 to own a rifle or 21 for a pistol. (I might be confused about having a gun in the vehicle)
Posted by ShubutaMS
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Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:05 pm to
quote:

what are the hang ups?



If you tell them its a gift for a child. Don't do that.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:06 pm to

quote:

If you tell them its a gift for a child


quote:

it is not legal for child under the age of 18 to own a rifle or 21 for a pistol


Then why the hell do they make youth models? who do they think they are for?

who the hell doesn't give their kid their first deer rifle for birthday/Christmas?
This post was edited on 11/18/13 at 6:07 pm
Posted by dante
Kingwood, TX
Member since Mar 2006
10669 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:10 pm to
Recently my 17 year old went to south Texas to hunt with his buddy. I called the State Police to check on the law about him driving with a gun in his vehicle. LEO said he could not be in possession of a firearm in his vehicle at age 17. 18-rifle or shotgun 21-pistol.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:11 pm to
no worries, my 6 yr old does not have a drivers permit.
Posted by ToulatownTiger
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
4597 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:12 pm to
Well every kid in louisiana broke that law
Posted by dante
Kingwood, TX
Member since Mar 2006
10669 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:12 pm to
quote:

who the hell doesn't give their kid their first deer rifle for birthday/Christmas?
I agree, we have all bought our kids guns.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:13 pm to
curious, what is the maximum age of a youth hunter?

what is the legal driving age in La?

Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61611 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:13 pm to
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LEO said he could not be in possession of a firearm in his vehicle at age 17. 18-rifle or shotgun 21-pistol.


This is so damn stupid. I frequently went to school with one in the truck after morning hunts during high school.
Posted by dante
Kingwood, TX
Member since Mar 2006
10669 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:16 pm to
quote:

curious, what is the maximum age of a youth hunter
15 I believe
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:23 pm to
so at 16 you're no longer a youth hunter you no longer benefit from age because they feel a 16 year old hunter has the intelligence and firearm safety to adequately handle a firearm. but for 2 years you have to suffer by having someone else drive you to go hunting even though you are a legal driver in the state. and all of this in sportsman's paradise where they are active campaigns to get more youth involved in outdoor sports.



BRILLIANT!
This post was edited on 11/18/13 at 6:24 pm
Posted by ShubutaMS
5682 posts
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:32 pm to
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Bleeding purple



You shore is angry.

Just one of those laws that's there but everyone breaks it. If you tell the FFL guy that the gun you are buying isn't for you then he has the right to refuse to sell to you. Probably won't but why rock the boat. For all he knows you could be an ATF agent.
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61611 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:35 pm to
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If you tell the FFL guy that the gun you are buying isn't for you then he has the right to refuse to sell to you.


Technically no, you can buy a firearm as a gift if the receiving person can legally buy one for themselves. I forget the clause on the form but it's there in the fine print.
Posted by JSM
Member since May 2013
647 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:43 pm to
Bout as brilliant as not being able to buy or possess a beer till 21.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:46 pm to
So go to store with son

Have son look at the guns to see what we like.

Have him hold them to check balance and weight.
Have him shoulder them to assess length of draw.
And finally compare the available choices with him to decide on his choice.

Then look the dealer in the eye and in front of my son in an effort to break the law tell him bald faced and completely transparent lie.
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34377 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:49 pm to
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but for 2 years you have to suffer by having someone else drive you to go hunting even though you are a legal driver in the state.
They can drive at 15 with a learner's permit.
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34377 posts
Posted on 11/18/13 at 6:51 pm to
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Then look the dealer in the eye and in front of my son in an effort to break the law tell him bald faced and completely transparent lie.
No then go to another store and just say, "I want this one."

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