18 to take handgun to range?

[myfault]

hi guys this is my first post over here ive been on ar15 for a while someone referred me to this site. A while back i asked people on there if since im only 18 if my mom bought a handgun could i take it to the range? i got a few yesses from that site but when i asked the local and state police they told me that it was 21 no matter what for everything. I just want to know for sure. thanks alot guys

[Pa. Patriot]

18 to:
own
purchase from private party (via sheriff office transfer)
carry openly
unloaded car transport to/from range, hunting, gunsmith. etc.

21 to:
buy from FFL
obtain LTCF (needed to carry concealed, in vehicles and Phila) ref: § 6109

Most of this is found in PA Uniform Firearms Act.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI...18/00.061..HTM
The 21 age to purchase is Fed law (PA law not being more restrictive)

[myfault]

wow i really didn't expect that thanks alot. so what about these cops though? if they didn't know that what happens if they find i have it or something would i be charged with anything?

[Montanya]

Make sure it is cased, unloaded, and stored seperate from the ammo and you should be golden either way.

[sjl127]

Yeah, cause otherwise, they'll take your mom's car, too.

[00gt1]

you will learn pretty quickly around here that if the law can be misconstrued by LEO then it will be and most likely you will find a few cops out there willing to arrest you for following the law. Does that make them all bad? no, but there's always a few bad apples

[DaveM55]

wow i really didn't expect that thanks alot. so what about these cops though? if they didn't know that what happens if they find i have it or something would i be charged with anything?

Depends on how informed the cop is. If he knows the law he'll probably let you go after he makes sure you understand the law. If the cop doesn't know the law you'll get arrested and your gun confiscated.

Look closely at this link and print out what applies to you and carry it with you when ever you transport that gun. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI...18/00.061..HTM

Make sure you only go directly to or from the range, DON'T make any stops for any reason.

[ChamberedRound]

wow i really didn't expect that thanks alot. so what about these cops though? if they didn't know that what happens if they find i have it or something would i be charged with anything?

You'll find (sadly) that more LEOs than you would expect are not that well-versed on the UFA. They'll say you can't do something before they say you can because either:

- They don't know and don't want to admit they don't know, so they err on the side of caution
- They know the UFA and don't agree with it, so they use their position to push an agenda
- They are repeating what they are being told by their supervisors (Chiefs or Sheriffs), and those supervisor are also uneducated on the UFA or pushing their own agenda in the name of "safety".

Unfortunately, because there are some LEOs that don't know or don't care about the law for one reason or another, there is a chance that you could be stopped/harassed/charged and be put through hell over nothing. But when you think about it, any one of us 21 or older could also be in that situation if the LEO is abusing his/her power. At the end of the day it would be a wrongful charge as the law states you have the right to transport firearms, as long as it's done so according to the law.

[myfault]

ok well thanks alot for all the info guys. i think im just going to go for it now just to decide between the glock and xd lol

[Mtn Jack]

Take the glock.