I'm 18 and would like to purchase a handgun. How do I go about doing this in Alaska?

I’m mainly purchasing it for protection because I got robbed at gun point a couple months ago. Ok so if I’m 18 and a friend of mine is 21, can he purchase the pistol from the store, and then sell it to me? I think the law is 21, but I heard something about that only applying to registered dealers or something. I have never been arrested, and my buddy who would purchase the pistol actually works at the sport and goods department in this grocery store and handles the sales of guns. thanks

http://crime.about.com/od/gunlawsbystate…

ok so it says this:

Handguns

* Permit to purchase handgun? No
* Registration of handguns? No
* Licensing of owners of handguns? No
* Permit to carry handguns? No*

* It is unlawful to sell or transfer a firearm capable of being concealed on one’s person to anyone who has been convicted of a felony or adjudicated a delinquent minor for conduct that would constitute a felony if committed by an adult. It is an affirmative defense that 10 years or more has elapsed since the unconditional discharge on the prior offense.

* It is unlawful to knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to a person whose physical or mental condition is substantially impaired as a result of an intoxicating liquor or drug, or to sell a firearm to a person less than 18.
"david" This is a gift from a friend that is 21. there’s no law keeping him from giving me the gun as a gift. "straw purchase" there’s no way to prove that. hey it’s Christmas and is the time for gift exchanges.

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Using gunbroker.com?

I just sold my Bushmaster on gunbroker.com and I have a few question for someone that’s sold on there before.

"If the item was a firearm, remind the buyer that he must send you a copy of his transfer dealer’s FFL license, signed in blue or red ink. " -so I just have the buyer scan a copy or mail a copy to me?

Then I mail the gun to his local gun dealer that is licensed?

Do I need to fill out any paperwork or just ship it off to the gun store?

Does the mail system have any problem with me shipping a gun?

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Why is the NRA supporting the Democrat in the Indiana U.S. Senate race?

Could it be that Dan Coats is one of the most anti-2nd Amendment Senators in U.S. history?

"On multiple occasions, Senator Coats supported gun control measures. In 1991, he voted in favor of Biden-Thurmond Violent Crime Control Act of 1991. This act, which did not become law, would have created a waiting period for handgun purchases and placed a ban on semi-automatic firearms. Subsequently, he supported the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that President Clinton signed into law in 1993.[5] The legislation imposed a waiting period before a handgun could be transferred to an individual by a licensed dealer, importer, or manufacturer. This waiting period ended when the computerized instant check system came online."

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What happens when the background check reveals a 'Felony' in one state (NJ) but is not in the new state 4guns?

I am a soon-to-be 27 year old male that presently lives in NJ, but am moving after my tax refund to a less restrictive state. While in NJ, I earned a conviction for a 3rd-degree crime which in NJ is ‘Unlawful Possession of a Weapon," or "Possession without License" 2C:39-5. It was treated as a Felony because that is what NJ Does. my problem and bitterness with the State lie in that the ‘Weapon’ was a BB Gun/Pellet gun… and fit NJs definition of a weapon, and it makes me mad that NJ compares BBs to real rounds fired out of real weapons. I now have something that in NJ is a ‘Felony,’ since I finished my 2 Years Probation (this is over the BB Gun, folks, and if I fight hard enough I can retain the court papers that say that on every page.)

I am. however, the victim of severe firearms violence, and feel much more comfortable owning one, not really mattering what it is. Long gun, handgun, small caliber, large, whatever… and I am -determined- to legally own one! *Note: I am not even talking about CCW (yet) here… just doing like Florida to legally have one in my home is fine with me (Tampa.) (I am one of the NOBama people, no secret I would never be able to own one in my life with the laws he likes. That day is coming, folks.)

My question here, is if I move to a state with better laws on matters like this – Alabama, Utah, something – that only requires a Federal check, this item will still popo up. Now I do not know if I will receive a ‘Deny’ or ‘Delay’ response right then, or if they will send Police to where I am for even trying to make a legal purchase, but What if, in the state I decide to become a legal provable resident, the charge that is a ‘Felony’ (3rd Degree Superior Court, technically punishabe by 5 years PRISON for the BB Gun, getting really mad here, I was sentenced to 2 years probation because I think the Courts knew how weak the case was but were powerless to downgrade past the prosecutor, honestly) is -Not Eben a Crime- to possess BB, Pellet, and Airsoft guns in the new state???

I would really appreciate some insight, because Expungement in NJ is 5 or 10 years, and by no means guaranteed. Thank You for your input, I am sure some veteran firearms sellers/shooters/store owbers have come across the ‘Prohibited Person’ in one state, Fine by the new state laws-scenario before. Please pardon my occasional typos, and yes I know this is a tricky thing, I just appreciate some info and hopefully favorable information, this topic bugs me! I do not want my mistake to literally be with me my whole life on earth. Thanks.

- Joe

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Gunsmithing education?

I’m 15 I want to become educated in gunsmithing I would like to know how long it takes to become a "certified" gunsmith and be able to get an ffl license Also can I just get and ffl even if I don’t work as agunsmith. I really just want to be a certified gunsmith with an ffl so Mandy oneday I can work for a shop or open one

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