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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wiscbirddog, post: 2854797, member: 125&quot;]Stan, a 14 year old, came here asking about restoring an old pistol that &quot;he has&quot;.&nbsp; Later it came out that his father legally owns the gun &amp; they are restoring it together.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I never accused him of wanting to commit a crime with it.&nbsp; What I said was:&nbsp; &quot;Restored or not, in the hands of a 14 year old showing it off to his buddies in certain cities will get him shot by the police.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The possession of firearms does not afford the same constitutional protection to juveniles as it does to adults.&nbsp; Federal law requires a person to be 18 years of age.&nbsp; Many states also have age restrictions.&nbsp; Wisconsin ownership is 18.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am WIDE AWAKE on gun ownership issues and understand the reasons to keep handguns out of the hands of children.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keith, I&#039;m really not sure why you brought up race/slavery except to &#039;stir the pot&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>In case you hadn&#039;t noticed:&nbsp; the USA no longer allows 14 year olds to go to war, so your relative fighting in the American Revolution is a moot point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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