But to carry and use? Pardon me for being so incredibly dumb. Why are children's rifles sold in Indiana? I'm thinking of this photo from SavageEagleThe age to buy and own a rifle is 18 years of age.
For more information, you can refer to Indiana Code 35-47-10
This seems to be the key section allowing the child to carry, but it's not exactly clear. While "real property" would be property owned by the parent or guardian, public property such as a street, sidewalk, state/national park/monument is also "owned" by the parent or guardian because we pay taxes for it and if it's owned by any government it is, in effect owned by us because we "own" (so to speak) the government.(6) A child who:
(A) is on real property that is under the control of the child's parent, an adult family member of the child, or the child's legal guardian; and
(B) has permission from the child's parent or legal guardian to possess a firearm.
^ Flirting with Disater Here ^
Let's pretend this photo was taken in Indiana...
The Children are not (apparently)
- attending a firearms safety or hunter education course,
- hunting or trapping,
- engaging in an organized competition,
- practicing for or participation in a performance by an organized group under 501(c)(3) of the IRS code,
- going to or from any of the above listed activities,
- on real property controlled by parent/adult family member,
- at their residence.
So (apparently) these children are comitting
Dangerous Possession of a Firearm - a Class A misdemeanor, or Class C felony if the child has a prior conviction under this section,
and the parents are committing
Dangerous Control of a Firearm - a Class C felony, or Class B felony if the adult has a prior conviction under this section.
I hope there was no ammo nearby - otherwise the gun would be considered "loaded" under IC 35-47-10-4.
GREAT IDEA to get kids involved in shooting at a young age, but STUPID idea to get them a criminal record so young, and the parents themselves commiting felonies.
Indiana Code 35-47-10
I wondered this very thing about those kids I saw in the picture. I didn't know if they were complete rifles, or airsoft or something. I believe it is a mother and a son though correct?
Anyway 18 to purchase, younger to own as long as under adult supervision on certain properties.