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Who can own a gun in the US?

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Anyone who is of the proper age (18 for rifles and shotguns, 21 for handguns) and isn't one of the following:

Fugitives of justice

Felons and people convicted of some misdemeanors

People under indictment for certain crimes

Illegal aliens

Anyone that has been found mentally unstable

Unlawful users of any controlled substance

Anyone dishonorably discharged from the military

Anyone who has renounced their U.S. citizenship

Anyone subject to a restraining order for stalking, harassing, or threatening

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