Gun Show Rules?

[peytonriddle]

I’m 18, I have a LTCH and I was planning on going to the Muncie Gun and Knife show in February. I was told even if they’re a private vendor they can’t sell handguns to 18 year olds. Is this true? Or just someone not knowing what they’re talking about?

 

[d.kaufman]

Private seller can sell to you. Question is will they? Won't know unless you go

 

[DadSmith]

Court rules 18-year-olds can buy handguns, upending federal law

An appellate court has struck down a 53-year-old federal law that bars handgun sales to anyone younger than 21, setting up a potential Supreme Court case.

m.washingtontimes.com

This article is July 2021

I don't know if they changed this yet but you can save this and show people at gun show that you can legally buy a handgun now.

May an individual between the ages of 18 and 21 years of age acquire a handgun from an unlicensed individual who is also a resident of that same state? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

An individual between 18 and 21 years of age may acquire a handgun from an unlicensed individual who resides in the same state, provided the person acquiring the handgun is not otherwise prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under federal law. A federal firearms licensee may not...

www.atf.gov

This is from the ATF website. Last update was June 2020

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Court rules 18-year-olds can buy handguns, upending federal law

An appellate court has struck down a 53-year-old federal law that bars handgun sales to anyone younger than 21, setting up a potential Supreme Court case.

m.washingtontimes.com

This article is July 2021

I don't know if they changed this yet but you can save this and show people at gun show that you can legally buy a handgun now.

Unfortunately it's been changed. It was remanded back to the district court, they ruled properly and it was appealed again. By that time the plaintiff had aged out so wasn't effected and the appeals court scrapped everything. IIRC anyway.

 

[Cameramonkey]

The key verbiage in those links is "unlicensed individual". So all of the licensed dealers don't count. You wont be able to buy a gun off the table of LICENSED FFL / store that has set up shop there. And if you find more than 1 or 2 unlicensed individuals that ponied up the cash to rent a table I'd be surprised.

Now if you manage to find a random Cletus with a handful of guns that he is trying to unload "from his estate" you can buy from him.