james_bond_007
12-15-2013, 18:21
A point was made in another thread that 18-21 year-olds can no longer buy a handgun in Colorado anymore due to HB-1229/18-12-112.
(I didn't want to derail that thread so I started a new one here).
It is my understanding that :
That is generally correct with a few subtle exceptions.
It applies to handguns that are less than 50 years old (aka not classified as a Curio and Relic)
18 year-olds could never buy a handgun from an FFL per federal law, but they COULD buy one from a Private Party within Colorado.
HB-1229/18-12-112 now extends that prohibition to Private Parties as the language indicates that the transfer must go through an FFL and the FFL must perform the transfer "as if he was transferring from his own inventory".
But there are a few ways 18-21's can still obtain access/ownership to handguns legally w/o a BGC.
Ownership/Buy:
a) If the handguns qualify for C&R. (Exception in 18-12-112(6)(a)
Can be sold in Colorado w/o BGC. 18-21's qualify.
Lots of nice handguns available from the pre-1964 era.
b) as a gift from a close relative.
(HB 1229/ 18-12-112(6)(b)LIMITED TO SPOUSES, PARENTS, CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, GRANDPARENTS, GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS, FIRST COUSINS, AUNTS, AND UNCLES.)
Possess:
c) If the 18-21 was going to "repair" it for someone else (no reference to having to have an FFL or be a gunsmith in 18-12-112 or to what constitutes a repair)
d) Or a temporary 72-hr "loan" 18-21 are legal to possess a handgun
I look forward to your comments in case I I've missed anything, misinterpreted anything, or misrepresented anything.
(I didn't want to derail that thread so I started a new one here).
It is my understanding that :
That is generally correct with a few subtle exceptions.
It applies to handguns that are less than 50 years old (aka not classified as a Curio and Relic)
18 year-olds could never buy a handgun from an FFL per federal law, but they COULD buy one from a Private Party within Colorado.
HB-1229/18-12-112 now extends that prohibition to Private Parties as the language indicates that the transfer must go through an FFL and the FFL must perform the transfer "as if he was transferring from his own inventory".
But there are a few ways 18-21's can still obtain access/ownership to handguns legally w/o a BGC.
Ownership/Buy:
a) If the handguns qualify for C&R. (Exception in 18-12-112(6)(a)
Can be sold in Colorado w/o BGC. 18-21's qualify.
Lots of nice handguns available from the pre-1964 era.
b) as a gift from a close relative.
(HB 1229/ 18-12-112(6)(b)LIMITED TO SPOUSES, PARENTS, CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, GRANDPARENTS, GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS, FIRST COUSINS, AUNTS, AND UNCLES.)
Possess:
c) If the 18-21 was going to "repair" it for someone else (no reference to having to have an FFL or be a gunsmith in 18-12-112 or to what constitutes a repair)
d) Or a temporary 72-hr "loan" 18-21 are legal to possess a handgun
I look forward to your comments in case I I've missed anything, misinterpreted anything, or misrepresented anything.