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Re:Fake IDs in the age of the internet by post_break on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @10:47AM (#14256103)
21 to purchase from a retail, I believe it's still 18 to purchase from an individual, making it even more backwards.
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Re:Fake IDs in the age of the internet by dTal on Monday May 08, 2017 @06:23AM (#14290466)
Is that really so backwards? Seems to me that a personal sale is a more intimate exchange and it might be expected that the seller vets the buyer a bit more carefully than your average retail transaction, thus justifying the lower age restriction.
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Re:Fake IDs in the age of the internet by simplyluke on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:59PM (#14258332)
This is correct in Texas. It's rooted in an issue in how the ATF defines weapons.
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Re:Fake IDs in the age of the internet by Zak on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @02:54PM (#14258914)
It's rooted in federalism. The federal government generally doesn't have the power to regulate transactions between individuals within a state. When it has assumed such powers, it has required some legal gymnastics.

A gun dealer with an FFL has a license to do interstate commerce in firearms and is subject to federal regulations on the subject. A private sale is governed by state law.

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