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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: bowhunter851 on July 06, 2010, 08:13:40 PM

Title: age
Post by: bowhunter851 on July 06, 2010, 08:13:40 PM: do u have to be 18 to buy a compound bow from raineer archery cause im 17 and i really want to buy one
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Post by: bowhunter851 on July 06, 2010, 08:31:41 PM: anyone??
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Post by: Recurve-Elk on July 06, 2010, 09:21:57 PM: Man thats a good question.... I want to say that you can, not positive however. Doesn't hurt to ask! Why not just go in pick it all out and such, then just have your mom or dad do the final purchase part?
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Post by: WonkyWapiti on July 06, 2010, 09:23:09 PM: There is no state law age restriction on bows.
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Post by: Todd_ID on July 07, 2010, 12:27:02 AM: Nope, no law on bows. Have fun!
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Post by: monster10 on July 08, 2010, 11:28:09 PM: Quote from: bowhunter851 on July 06, 2010, 08:13:40 PM
do u have to be 18 to buy a compound bow from raineer archery cause im 17 and i really want to buy one
Go get your bow :)No laws on age..
Title: Re: age
Post by: wabow on July 16, 2010, 08:31:28 AM: Quote from: monster10 on July 08, 2010, 11:28:09 PM
Quote from: bowhunter851 on July 06, 2010, 08:13:40 PM
do u have to be 18 to buy a compound bow from raineer archery cause im 17 and i really want to buy one
Go get your bow :)No laws on age..

A. It is unlawful for a person knowingly to:

3. Sell or give away to any person under 18 years of age any dangerous knife, fixed blade knife, switchblade knife, slungshot, blowgun or dangerous weapon;

Don
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Post by: Skillet on July 16, 2010, 08:58:41 AM: Store policy can be more restrictive than the laws. As a business owner, you never know who is lining up to sue your butt, and handing a weapon of any kind over to a minor in exchange for money just isn't worth the risk to some of them... just get your parents to buy it with you in their name.
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Post by: seth30 on July 16, 2010, 09:14:13 AM: ask the store first before you start running to the cash register, when I was young one hardware store refused to sell me circular saw blades. Store policy can be pretty strict, and I dont blame them one bit.