On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:13:06 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:25:20 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Here's a weird one. In Massachusetts, one of the most liberal states, a
15 year old can legally purchase and own a long gun with his/her
parent's permission.

If the parents are OK with it, can't a kid have any gun they want at
any age?

Not legally. "Subject to limited exceptions*, federal law prohibits the possession of a handgun or
handgun ammunition by any person under the age of 18.10 Federal law provides no minimum age for the
possession of long guns or long gun ammunition." Also, "Licensed dealers may not sell or deliver a
handgun or ammunition for a handgun to any person the dealer has reasonable cause to believe is
under age 21." Unlicensed persons may not sell, deliver or otherwise transfer a handgun or handgun
ammunition to any person the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 18,
with certain exceptions*.

http://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-la...n/minimum-age/

Who is going to stop them?

Any law officer who sees the kid in possession of the handgun or other illegal firearm.

I had my first shotgun at 14-15 when I started to hunt but I had a .22
for years before that. I suppose technically it was my dad's, handed
down from my grandfather but I had free access to it and they sold
ammo at the 7-11.

In Virginia you can still buy a .22 from an unlicensed seller at any age, legally.