To purchase, 18 for long guns, 21 for hand guns. "owning" is a term that you will need to ger a lawyer's help with.
There are semiautomatic versions of the Tommy gun (Thompson sub-machine gun). They are legal to own. A fully automatic Tommy gun is legal in Texas only if you have the federal license.
No you do not have to be a gun expert to own a gun. As long as you are of legal age to own a firearm and you do not have any felony offenses on your record, you can own a gun.
It is legal to use on your kid or employee or on a phone you own
21 for hand gun 18 for long gun
NO.
Within the laws, yes.
21
Yes, if you follow the law.
Yes, it is.
if you are legal to own a gun since 87 why not?
If the possession charge was a felony, no, it is not legal to own or possess a gun.
Only if it was registered with the BATFE by May 1986. It is a machine gun.