I just picked up a 44-40 Henry repro at the Sandy, UT gun show and added my name to that number.
Also learned something new. I live in Arizona and had a Utah CCW, but still had to undergo a background check. When I asked why, the dealer said that I was only allowed to carry concealed in Utah, not buy without a check.
That crap has got to go.
” ... still had to undergo a background check. When I asked why, the dealer said that I was only allowed to carry concealed in Utah, not buy without a check.”
The NICS check is a federal requirement, and must be accomplished for all gun purchases from a federally licensed dealer (there are some states and locales that mandate a more stringent standard, and in those places the NICS check is not needed. But there are not many).
Issuance of permits to carry a pistol concealed is subject to state and in some cases local law. Requirements differ for each state.
“Possession” (as in keeping or carrying) is distinct from “transfer” (purchase or the acceptance of a prize).
Thus we are faced with the situation that in some states, persons of age 18 to 21 may carry a concealed pistol, but cannot purchase a handgun unless they are 21 or over.
If anyone is inclined to make sense of this, I would advise not to waste the time. The intersection of law, politics, bureaucratic regulation, and public sentiment is a strange place. Expect anything to happen.