bluak47
12-07-2010, 12:23 PM
hmmmm.
Under federal law, it perfectly legal to give a gun to anyone who is otherwise eligible to own one — i.e., as long as he or she is not a convicted felon, a drug addict, suffering from mental illness, under a domestic restraining order or a member of any other taboo group.
Some states and cities are more persnickety about firearms ownership, restricting the type of firearms that citizens can possess and/or requiring various kinds of permits. So, before you give the gift of guns, be sure to check local laws.
What follows are some gift possibilities for that special someone, ranging from the classic to the latest and greatest. And as a bonus break from the increasingly made-in-China yuletide, many of these are still produced right here in the good old USA.
The traditional rifle
For precision, tradition and affordability, it is hard to do better than the Ruger 10/22 rifle, which is probably the most popular .22 in the country, with millions sold since Sturm, Ruger /quotes/comstock/13*!rgr/quotes/nls/rgr (RGR (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/RGR) 16.16, +0.08, +0.50%) rolled it out in 1964.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/six-gun-gifts-for-firearms-enthusiasts-2010-11-30
Under federal law, it perfectly legal to give a gun to anyone who is otherwise eligible to own one — i.e., as long as he or she is not a convicted felon, a drug addict, suffering from mental illness, under a domestic restraining order or a member of any other taboo group.
Some states and cities are more persnickety about firearms ownership, restricting the type of firearms that citizens can possess and/or requiring various kinds of permits. So, before you give the gift of guns, be sure to check local laws.
What follows are some gift possibilities for that special someone, ranging from the classic to the latest and greatest. And as a bonus break from the increasingly made-in-China yuletide, many of these are still produced right here in the good old USA.
The traditional rifle
For precision, tradition and affordability, it is hard to do better than the Ruger 10/22 rifle, which is probably the most popular .22 in the country, with millions sold since Sturm, Ruger /quotes/comstock/13*!rgr/quotes/nls/rgr (RGR (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/RGR) 16.16, +0.08, +0.50%) rolled it out in 1964.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/six-gun-gifts-for-firearms-enthusiasts-2010-11-30