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Question: Who is not allowed to have handgun or handgun permits?
Answer: There are a number of laws dealing with
guns - but there are really only a few that are important for us to answer
your question.
Arizona law (ARS
§13-3111) states that, generally, minors (people under 18) are
not allowed to carry or possess a gun. It does have exceptions, but these
exceptions are quite specific:
- if the minor has been "emancipated" (declared
legally independent of his parents);
- if the minor is 14, 15, 16 or 17 years old
and who is:
- engaged in lawful hunting or shooting events
or marksmanship practice at established ranges or other areas where
the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited,
- engaged in lawful transportation of an unloaded
firearm for the purpose of lawful hunting,
- engaged in lawful transportation of an unloaded
firearm between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. for the purpose
of shooting events or marksmanship practice at established ranges
or other areas where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited,
or
- engaged in activities requiring the use of a
firearm that are related to the production of crops, livestock,
poultry, livestock products, poultry products, or ratites or in
the production or storage of agricultural commodities.
Arizona law (ARS
§13-3111)also says that if the person under 18 is in possession
of a firearm, a peace officer shall seize the firearm at the time the
violation occurs, and goes on to define the minor's punishment. This
law says that the minor may be made a delinquent juvenile, be ordered
to pay a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars, and/or the court
may order the suspension or revocation of the person's driver license
until the person reaches 18 years old. (If the person does not have a
driver license, the court may direct that a driver license not be issued
to the person until they reach 18 years old)
Furthermore, Arizona law (ARS
§13-3111) defines people in general who are not allowed to possess
a firearm. Any person:
- who has been found to constitute a danger to himself
or to others, and whose court ordered treatment has not been terminated
by court order;
- who has been convicted within or without this state
of a felony or who has been adjudicated delinquent and whose civil right
to possess or carry a gun or firearm has not been restored,
- who is at the time of possession serving a term of
imprisonment in any correctional or detention facility,
- who is at the time of possession serving a term of
probation pursuant to a conviction for a domestic violence offense or
a felony offense, parole, community supervision, work furlough, home
arrest or release on any other basis or who is serving a term of probation
or parole.
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On 11/26/03
Jim from AZ said:
Well, Dan, in Arizona we dont need a permit to carry guns. The exception is a CCW permit (concealed carry of weapons) which you cant even get untill you are 21. That means that they dont issue any kind of a permit for a juvenile to carry a gun, it just doesnt exist. My advice is just wait till your 18, thats what I am doing. By the way you must be 21 to buy a handgun but 18 to carry it, this means that when you carry a handgun (when you are under 21) the responsibility of that gun falls on the actual owner (buyer) of the gun.
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On 08/21/03
Dan from AZ said:
I think kids should only beable to carry a gun
as long as their parents know and they have a permit.
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On 08/21/03
jeryca from AZ said:
No, I dont think that my father should be able to stop me from getting a job. I think im old enough to make my own decionsions.
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