Age to own a shotgun in MD?

[chsnprodigy]

Hello,
My son is turning 18 next month and im trying to figure out if I can transfer my shotgun to him when he turns 18. Ive googled it and came up with answers from 18 or 21 years of age. Just thought I would tap into the great wisdom of this forum. So whats the minimum age to own a shotgun?

 

[lx1x]

long guns 18. handguns 21

 

[Name Taken]

As long as the shotgun is legal in MD, you both are MD residents, he's not a prohibited person, the shotgun doesn't fall into the copy cat, it has a stock (no stubby or pistol grips), and it isn't a NFA item then yes you can transfer it.

Or at least I think you can.

It would help to post what it is.

 

[Second Amendment]

As long as the shotgun is legal in MD, you both are MD residents, he's not a prohibited person, the shotgun doesn't fall into the copy cat, it has a stock (no stubby or pistol grips), and it isn't a NFA item then yes you can transfer it.

Or at least I think you can.

It would help to post what it is.

No pistol grips?

 

[Name Taken]

No pistol grips?

I BELIEVE if it's just a pistol grip without a stock then you have to be 21. It's some silly wording in the federal law.

I could be wrong...don't own one and never looked into it just remember a IP posting about it.

 

[BradMacc82]

Pistol-grip shotguns - 21 (per Fed law).

Standard stocked shotguns - 18.

 

[chsnprodigy]

Its just a mossberg 500, nothing fancy, no other grips or anything....just a mossberg 500 you can buy at wallmart.

 

[lx1x]

Gtg... Don't mind the other posts.. They are over thinking a simple question.. Lol

 

[rseymorejr]

As long as the shotgun is legal in MD, you both are MD residents, he's not a prohibited person, the shotgun doesn't fall into the copy cat, it has a stock (no stubby or pistol grips), and it isn't a NFA item then yes you can transfer it.

Or at least I think you can.

It would help to post what it is.

Things were so much simpler when I was a kid. I wanted a shotgun at 14, my Father bought one and handed it to me and it was mine.

 

[lx1x]

Things were so much simpler when I was a kid. I wanted a shotgun at 14, my Father bought one and handed it to me and it was mine.

They have guns then? uttahere:

 

[rseymorejr]

They gave guns then? uttahere:

Sort of. I "worked it off". I was an indentured servant from the time I was 6 until I was 21. My Father hasn't touched a lawn mower in 48 years.

 

[lx1x]

Sort of. I "worked it off". I was an indentured servant from the time I was 6 until I was 21. My Father hasn't touched a lawn mower in 48 years.

Have .. Stupid auto correct.. Lol

 

[SRD]

Transfer?? Just give it to him.

 

[rseymorejr]

Have .. Stupid auto correct.. Lol

Oh, I see how it is.
Yes and we even had smokeless powder.

 

[lx1x]

Oh, I see how it is.

Yes and we even had smokeless powder.

Lol

 

[CharlieFoxtrot]

There is no minimum age to own a shotgun in MD. Federal law mandates that licensed gun dealers only sell long guns to individuals 18 and older, and handguns to individuals 21 and older.

 

[annihilation-time]

There is no minimum age to own a shotgun in MD. Federal law mandates that licensed gun dealers only sell long guns to individuals 18 and older, and handguns to individuals 21 and older.

This.

 

[Half-cocked]

Things were so much simpler when I was a kid. I wanted a shotgun at 14, my Father bought one and handed it to me and it was mine.

Yes, but we lived in a free country, then.

 

[K31]

Things were so much simpler when I was a kid. I wanted a shotgun at 14, my Father bought one and handed it to me and it was mine.

A father could do the same thing today but he'd be hauled off to jail for child abuse and the son would be banned from school and sent to mandatory counseling for wanting a gun.

 

[swinokur]

Buying pop tarts for anyone under 18 is now a felony.