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Pennsylvania state law refers to a handgun as a "firearm", while "long gun" is used to describe a shotgun, or rifle of a certain length or longer. Minimum age for purchasing a long gun is 18, and the age restriction for purchasing a handgun is 21. However, someone under 21 can own a handgun if they are 18 and received the handgun as a gift.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
The Uniform Firearms Act (UFA) is a set of statutes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that defines the limits of Section 21 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the right to bear arms, which predates the United States Constitution and reads: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned."
They may rarely punish their citizens for choosing not to own a gun, but their loose mandates are more about making a statement than enforcing a law. 1. Kennesaw, Georgia
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a decades-old law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from owning firearms was unconstitutional as applied to the case of a marijuana user, the ...
The ATF lists 10 categories of privately made firearms: pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, frame or receiver, machinegun conversion device, destructive device, machinegun, firearm silencer and any ...
Gun laws in the U.S. by state; Gun politics in the U.S. Gun show loophole; High-capacity magazine ban; History of concealed carry in the U.S. Homemade firearm; International treaties for arms control; National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934; NY SAFE Act; Open carry in the U.S.
A threaded barrel capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward pistol grip or silencer; A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm without being burned (except a slide that encloses the barrel); or; A second hand grip;