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? Parts LAW

partsmanpartsman Member Posts: 148 ✭
edited October 2010 in Ask the Experts
When did it become LAW that a person has to be 21 years of age,to but a firing pin for a firearm ????????????????????????????????? This is a NEW one for me.
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  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where did you find that [?][?]
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  • partsmanpartsman Member Posts: 148 ✭
    edited November -1
    On several ads it states that you must be 21 to buy the items that are for sale "plain old rusty gun parts, is all I see, nothing that would be illegal anywhere. One ad stated that you had to be over 21 and ask for a id , to purchase a stock for a .22 rifle???? This is ONLY on three ads that I have seen so far. Just people being scared???
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What ads ???


    Anyone selling parts can put restrictions on the sales if they want, they just wont sell much. There are no LAWS anywhere that I know of that require someone to be 21 to buy a firing pin. For example.... Sportmans Guide wont sell anything that goes on an AR to Calif, however its legal to buy all the parts including receivers in Cal.
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,178 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Perhaps the advert is just boilerplate, the seller usually carries guns but now has only parts?

    The seller can determine how they want to sell. To borrow from the above post, Sportsmans Guide wouldn't send me an "L" type rear sight for an M1 Carbine because they called it an "AW part" - that was about 2 years ago and their latest "we won't sell you ...." stuff. I called & told them goodbye, haven't bought there since. Sellers get to set rules on who to sell to, buyers get to set rules on who to buy from. Generally keeps everyone happy.
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  • partsmanpartsman Member Posts: 148 ✭
    edited November -1
    I know that anyone can put anything on a AD if they want to BUT, don't we have enough HOOPS to jump through already? Life is Hard enough the way it is.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    So, unless you really, really need the part, let the seller keep it and go elsewhere. The market will solve the problem.
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    Sorta like Numrich requiring an FFL to buy brass; screw 'em!
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by partsman
    When did it become LAW that a person has to be 21 years of age,to but a firing pin for a firearm ????????????????????????????????? This is a NEW one for me.

    First of all, its legal just about everywhere for those under 21 to buy entire longarms, so it really doesn't make any sense to ban the sale of simple firing pins (which so far as I know aren't actually restricted ANYWHERE).

    Still, a seller can sell to anyone they like. If you figure that large sellers may be employing complete idiots who don't know squat about guns or laws, it may greatly simplify THEIR life to not sell anything to anyone under 21 years of age. That way they won't make a mistake and accidentally ship a prohibited item somewhere.

    Not good customer service, though it does make a certain amount of sense in our litigious society. The company probably isn't going to lose TOO much business in not selling firearm parts to those between 18 and 21.

    If you're under 21 and need the part, I'd suggest either buying it someplace else, or (only if you can't find it anywhere else) have someone over 21 buy it for you.

    So far as I know, there would be absolutely nothing legally wrong with any individual buying the part for you and just handing it to you.
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