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What type of ammo is prohibited in the State of Oklahoma? The law says that ammunition that is less than 60 percent lead in its core and has a fluorocarbon coating, that means that the jacket is extra thick and there is less lead in the core than legally permitted. What does this do? It... [Read More]

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Under federal law, armor-piercing ammunition is illegal. Under Virginia law, restricted firearm ammunition is determined to be illegal. So, what is armor-piercing ammunition? The federal law defines it as a projectile or a projectile core, which may be used in a handgun, and which is constructed entirely from one or a combination of tungsten alloys,... [Read More]

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We have a lot of questions that come in about legal age to purchase a firearm and legal age to possess a firearm. In Pennsylvania, it’s actually kind of simple—legal age to purchase, that is. When it comes to a handgun, both under federal and state law, it’s 21 years old. If it’s a long gun,... [Read More]

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One of the cool things about coming to our U.S. LawShield seminars is we do a series of what we call Myth Busters, and that has to do with commonly held notions that are just quite frankly ridiculous and have no basis in the law. A lot of that has to do with ammunition. There... [Read More]

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Let’s cover the basics of purchasing and possessing a firearm in the State of Missouri. In order to purchase a handgun in the State of Missouri, you have to be at least 21 years old if you’re purchasing from a licensed dealer. That’s because of a federal law that requires you to be 21. You... [Read More]

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Choice of ammunition is important. You certainly don’t want to go to jail because you choose the wrong ammunition. There’s a couple of types of ammunition that are prohibited. First, under federal law, certain types of armor-piercing ammunition are prohibited and that includes within the State of Missouri. Prohibited Ammunition Now, what does Missouri prohibit?... [Read More]

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What is the legal age to purchase firearms in the State of Georgia? What’s the legal age to purchase a handgun? What’s the legal age to purchase and possess a long gun, meaning a rifle or a shotgun? Are there differences between federal and state law? Well, when we discuss this, we’re going to look... [Read More]

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Can my choice of ammo land me in jail? What ammo is prohibited by federal law? What ammo is prohibited by state law? If you use self-defense ammo like Talons (for instance, jacketed hollow points), are you more liable? Well, let’s talk first about the types of restricted ammo in Georgia. This is a quick... [Read More]

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I want to talk to you today about minimum ages for possessing or purchasing handguns and long guns. So, let’s talk about handguns first. Handguns In Colorado, it is illegal for someone under the age of 18 to possess or purchase a handgun. Now, there are exceptions to that, such as if you are part... [Read More]

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With so many choices of ammunition to choose from nowadays, it’s important for you to know what you can and cannot legally have. The only ammunition restricted under federal law is armor-piercing handgun ammunition. Federal law defines armor-piercing ammunition as a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is... [Read More]

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In this video, we are going to put to rest the confusion of how old one must be to purchase a firearm in Florida and what age you need to be to legally possess a firearm in this state. In order to do this, we need to know what the federal and state laws say... [Read More]

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Federal Law Says No Armor-Piercing Bullets On the federal side, there is a federal law that prohibits you from manufacturing or selling armor-piercing bullets. You can’t manufacture it and you cannot sell it. Now, there is no such law on the books here in Colorado. Nevertheless, we follow federal law, so you cannot, in Colorado,... [Read More]

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