Legality of an unlicensed person holding a firearm in a store?

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EZTRGT

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Hey Guys,

Getting my license soon and was preshopping for my first pistol. The store I had visited said I couldn't hold the pistol I was interested in due to the fact that I am unlicensed. However, the other store I had visited earlier let me examine anything I wanted to. And to top it off, the guy said that they were a gun store, but it was okay to ask to see anything I wanted - don't be shy.

I guess i already know the answer, considering I shot 100 rounds at the range with a SO at my side and that's a lot different from just looking at a locked pistol, but is is legal for an unlicensed person to examine a firearm in a store?

Thanks
EZTRGT
Kyle
 
It's absolutely 100% legal..... as long as the unlicensed individual is under the immediate supervision of a license holder for the class of firearm being examined, handled, and yes this covers using/operating said firearm as well be it target shooting or hunting.....

I don't shop in stores that have sticks so far up thier azzes that they don't cater to new people in the sport nor do I shop at the ones where everyone behind the counter thinks they are special somehow and treat every unfamiliar faces with paranoia and attitude.
 
45ACPKING said:
I don't shop in stores that have sticks so far up thier azzes that they don't cater to new people in the sport nor do I shop at the ones where everyone behind the counter thinks they are special somehow and treat every unfamiliar faces with paranoia and attitude.
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I can understand peoples frustration with certain store policies. Its all well & good until there is an incident. Then the litigation lawyers pop up like mushrooms. The bigger the company, the bigger the potential settlement. I don't blame business for CYA. As for "attitude" sometimes people get back what they dish out.
 
Big box stores are pretty firm on it, I was in cabelas and a farther was buying his kid their first rifle (.22) he wanted to let the kid hold it and see if it fit or not or if he could even hold it(had a physical disability). The guy behind the counter lost his mind screaming at him that he's kid can't touch it becouse he dosnt have a pal.
 
Thanks Firearms_eh and the rest of you for the warm welcome and answer to my question.

My logic on the whole thing is that if I was able to handle and fire a loaded firearm without a license, why would I not be able to examine an unloaded one in a store where they'd have to licensed?

But I get the store policy thing. It is what it is. But this place simply said because I had no license. Maybe she was gonna go for a smoke after she handed it to me, lol.

Either way, I certainly felt more welcome and the staff was more than helpful at the other store (ok it was Firearms Outlet Canada). Of course they were trying to make a sale or catch a new customer, but they took some time to answer some noob questions without making me feel like a dumb ass. Thanks to the fella there who quite informative to me - I still like that CZ Shadow!

Cheers,
EZTRGT
Kyle
 
If the sales man wants to take responsibility for your actions, he takes it on him if he hands you a firearm.

Im not sure what i would do.
 
StoneHorse said:
I can understand peoples frustration with certain store policies. Its all well & good until there is an incident. Then the litigation lawyers pop up like mushrooms. The bigger the company, the bigger the potential settlement. I don't blame business for CYA. As for "attitude" sometimes people get back what they dish out.
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maybe stores should display firearms with the firing pins removed ...... would please the lawyers I'm sure hehehe
Most gun shops I frequent don't act wierd when a customer wants to handle a firearm for a potential sale , I was more or less referring to the big box stores that sell firearms like cabelas, can tire ect ect.
 
45ACPKING said:
maybe stores should display firearms with the firing pins removed ...... would please the lawyers I'm sure hehehe
Most gun shops I frequent don't act wierd when a customer wants to handle a firearm for a potential sale , I was more or less referring to the big box stores that sell firearms like cabelas, can tire ect ect.
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I wouldn't buy a firearm which had been fiddled with, by removing, then re-installing the firing pin.
 
EZTRGT said:
Hey Guys,

Getting my license soon and was preshopping for my first pistol. The store I had visited said I couldn't hold the pistol I was interested in due to the fact that I am unlicensed. However, the other store I had visited earlier let me examine anything I wanted to. And to top it off, the guy said that they were a gun store, but it was okay to ask to see anything I wanted - don't be shy.

I guess i already know the answer, considering I shot 100 rounds at the range with a SO at my side and that's a lot different from just looking at a locked pistol, but is is legal for an unlicensed person to examine a firearm in a store?

Thanks
EZTRGT
Kyle
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Same thing happened to me many years ago. Look at it this way, it's kinda like losing your virginity. You can't wait to do it, you just need to wait for the right girl (or gun store).
 
Totally legal......how the heck could a newbie get into firearms?

I remember holding a chrome desert eagle in my late teens.....guess what? I own a chrome desert eagle now!
 
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