SC bill awaiting governor's OK would lower handgun buy age to 18

GGReporter · 03-31-2008, 09:32 AM

Gov. Mark Sanford has not yet decided what he'll do with a bill awaiting his signature that lowers South Carolina's minimum age to buy and sell guns from 21 to 18, spokesman Joel Sawyer said Friday. South Carolina is one of 18 states -- and the only one in the South -- that has set 21 as the age for handgun ownership, according to the National Rifle Association. Wyoming has no handgun age requirement; in Montana, it's set at 14; in Vermont, 16, according to the NRA.

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sell33 · 03-31-2008, 10:17 AM

i wish it was 18 in ohio i want a ruger MK III and sr9...unfortunately i am only 19. i don't understand this law if an 18 year old can buy a rifke why not a handgun? most rifles could do ten times the damage of a handgun if the owner wanted it to.....let me buy my handguns!!!

03-31-2008, 09:32 AM	#1
GGReporter Magazine Staff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 718 Trader Rating: (0)	SC bill awaiting governor's OK would lower handgun buy age to 18 Gov. Mark Sanford has not yet decided what he'll do with a bill awaiting his signature that lowers South Carolina's minimum age to buy and sell guns from 21 to 18, spokesman Joel Sawyer said Friday. South Carolina is one of 18 states -- and the only one in the South -- that has set 21 as the age for handgun ownership, according to the National Rifle Association. Wyoming has no handgun age requirement; in Montana, it's set at 14; in Vermont, 16, according to the NRA. More...

03-31-2008, 10:17 AM	#2
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,041 Trader Rating: (0)	i wish it was 18 in ohio i want a ruger MK III and sr9...unfortunately i am only 19. i don't understand this law if an 18 year old can buy a rifke why not a handgun? most rifles could do ten times the damage of a handgun if the owner wanted it to.....let me buy my handguns!!!