Age requirement for...

[LostInOakland]

What's the age requirement to purchase a shotgun?
I always knew it was 18 but a friend of mine said that it recently changed to 21...:-/

[O'Brien]

It is still 18. It is 18 for all long guns and 21 for handguns. If you are unsure, just drive down to a gun store and ask them. They are usually more than happy to inform someone who is interested in firearms.

[safewaysecurity]

It's 18.

[NorCalXJ]

18 for long guns
21 for handguns

[NorCalXJ]

18 for long guns
21 for handguns

[WDE91]

Dont hold me to this but I believe factory issued pistol grip shotguns are 21
That might be a store policy or a law I am not sure

pistol gripped shotguns are the only ones that could be questionable

[LostInOakland]

Thanx guys! I already own a few shotguns but the question came up and one of the in-laws said that for 2013 you had to be 21...

[WDE91]

no, for your "normal" shotgun it is 18 and I am positive on that

For pistol gripped shotguns I am not sure about

[Reverend Clint]

no, for your "normal" shotgun it is 18 and I am positive on that

For pistol gripped shotguns I am not sure about

if you can buy an AR-15 at 18 you can buy a shotgun with a pistol grip at 18

[locosway]

if you can buy an AR-15 at 18 you can buy a shotgun with a pistol grip at 18

Nope, 21 for a pistol grip shotgun.

[Chameleon Loco]

It depends if the shotgun has a rifle and pistol grip it is 18 to purchase. If it only has a pistol grip it is 21 to purchase it.

[BONECUTTER]

The key word missing here is "stock" if the shotgun has a stock the age is 18. If it is a pistol grip only you need to be 21 just like stripped or complete lowers because the are not yet rifles.

[Quiet]

Under Federal laws:
18 for rifles and shotguns
21 for handguns and others

A firearm without a shoulder stock and with an overall length of greater than 26" is a Title 1 other firearm.

A "crusier" style "shotgun" (pistol grip with no shoulder stock) is a legally not a Title 1 shotgun, it is legally a Title 1 other firearm.
Therefore, the minimum age to acquire one of those through a FFL dealer is 21, not 18.

[TURNKEY13]

Which brings up this question, if Quiet is correct, and im not disagreeing, if an 18 year old buys a stocked shotgun, then converts it to a cruiser style grip only, did he just commit a felony by possessing and illegal weapon due to his age? Or is the operative wording through an ffl?

[P5Ret]

Which brings up this question, if Quiet is correct, and im not disagreeing, if an 18 year old buys a stocked shotgun, then converts it to a cruiser style grip only, did he just commit a felony by possessing and illegal weapon due to his age? Or is the operative wording through an ffl?

The operative word is probably purchase, not possess. Just like a handgun, an 18 year old can not purchase, but they can possess or own one.