Florida shooter purchased the AR-15 in the past year himself and passed

[applegrove]

the background check. He was 18 at the time. CNN

[onecaliberal]

1. Apparently people think that is fine including someone who posts here.

[linuxman]

2. I don't get it.

18 year old purchases cigarettes. You have to be 21 to purchase a handgun.

[applegrove]

3. Some other expert said in Florida you could buy a handgun at 18. So CNN

is not clear on that. I deleted that part of my OP.

[aikoaiko]

5. I don't think that expert was correct about buying new handguns from FFL gun dealors

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But it is true in some states, I believe, that 18-year olds can possess handguns that were given as gifts or purchased in a private sale.

[linuxman]

6. True.

Federal law prohibits any dealer from selling to an under 21. Not sure what the rule for private sales is.

[applegrove]

8. Thanks.

[applegrove]

7. Thanks for clarifying.

[Phoenix61]

4. WTF! You can't by a beer at 18 in Florida

You're not responsible enough or mature enough to to manage a GD beer but it's cool if you have a killing machine? We have seriously fallen into the Twightlite Zone.