I know that was still in effect in 1996, because that was the year I turned 21 and purchased my first handgun, a Ruger SP101 .357 Mag with a 3 1/16" barrel. The dealer allowed me to time the purchase so that the wait would end on my birthday, with one problem. My birthday was on a Sunday that year. I had to wait until two days after my 21st birthday (I had counted that Saturday as one of the five days, too). Darn laws.seamusTX wrote:From 1987 until 1994 (IIRC) you would have had to wait. You still do in some states. I have read that in California, you have to wait even to pick up your own weapon after it has been repaired. I don't know this for a fact.
- Jim
