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Possession of a handgun?
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I'm going to resurrect this one. I read a statement that possession of handgun by anyone under 21 is a violation of Federal law, as well as state laws. Please show me THAT Federal law. It prohibits the under-21 purchase of a handgun from a federally licensed dealer, but in Michigan a 19-yr-old may legally buy a handgun from an individual. Also, possession is legal under 19 when accompanied by an adult that is legally permitted to possess such weapon. Additionally, federal law requires that toy guns be fitted with an orange tip when sold, but not that the tip remain on it after sale. And pictures of a holding a handgun, real or not, is not endangerment. It could easily have been during target practice, which is legal. My question is: What LAW has been violated which would lead to a charge of child endangerment?
I haven't read the initial info and it may only be coincidental that a picture of a kid holding a handgun was involved when the arrest occurred. But apparently the press made an issue of the picture, and I was surprised how many answerers jumped in to say how it was justified on that issue alone, along with some very erroneous statements. I invite those people to come back and back up their answers with substantiation. There is still no child endangerment by placing a toy gun in a kid's hand where the orange tip has been removed, for the sole purpose of taking a picture of it. What law was broken?
So, when asked to put up or shut up, most of the original folks opted for the latter. Guess they didn't have much faith in their own answers.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
In Cali there is certain age restrictions
- phipsi32Lv 41 decade ago
I can't comment on the child endangerment issue. However, what I can say is that firearms purchases are regulated at the state level. The federal government has some restrictions which are enumerated on the the BATFE Form 4473 which you fill out when buying a firearm from a licensed dealer (http://www.atf.gov/forms/4473/).
I didn't see anything in the original post indicating where the offense took place. You'd have to read the legislation and case law in that state before coming to a conclusion.
