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First, if you are buying from a dealer at a gun show, you must do exactly the same things you would do if you were buying a gun at their shop. Despite what you may read, there is no "gun show loophole"- you will do the same paperwork, and meet the same requirements. If you are purchasing from a private citizen who is not a dealer (perfectly legal in most states for an individual to sell a gun they own), then you must be a resident of the same state as the seller, you must be old enough (21 for handgun, 18 for rifle/shotgun) and you may not be a person forbidden by law from possessing a gun (convicted felon, drug addict, mentally incompetent, etc) Of course, you must have the money to pay for the gun.
And of course you need a license <----- sorry, that depends on where you are. In the U.S. anybody that has no felonies or domestic violence charges and is the proper legal age can walk into a gun store, purchase a gun, and leave with it in almost every state in the country. There is no license of any kind required to purchase, own, or legally posses a firearm, except in a few states. Some states require a license to carry the gun on your person, but not all states.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt depends. In order to buy a firearm from a dealer in the U.S. you must be at least 18 if it is a shotgun or rifle and 21 if it is a handgun, you must have a valid government issued ID with a picture and address, and you must not have any felonies or certain misdemeanors on your record. They will have you fill out a form 4473 and pass a background check. Assuming you pass the background check, you then pay and leave with the gun in most states, but some states may still have a waiting period.
In most states you can also buy firearms from private individuals, but some states require individuals to sell (or more accurately, transfer) the sale through a licensed dealer, and any private seller knowingly violates the law on age and legality to possess, may be criminally charged as well.
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∙ 16y agoDoes it matter, as long as you don't get caught you can have one at the age of 9 Does it matter, as long as you don't get caught you can have one at the age of 9
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∙ 13y agoImpossible to answer without knowing how old you are, your location and what, if any, police record you have.
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∙ 11y agoThis question is not specific enough to answer it. "Gun" can mean handgun, rifle, or machine gun.
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∙ 13y agoMoney and/or drugs
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