Posted March 23, 2018 9:30 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Two Oregon men under age 21 have lodged complains with state authorities after area retailers refused to sell them ammunition and firearms due to store policy.
The men, Hayden Parsons, 20, and Jackson Starrett, 19, filed complaints with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries’ Civil Rights Division, saying that Bi-Mart and Fred Meyer, respectively, refused to sell them guns and ammo due to their age. In each case, the men said they were told they were denied their sale over company policies refusing to transfer any firearm or ammunition to adults under age 21. Parsons sought to buy rifle ammunition and was turned away while Starrett sought to purchase a rifle.
While federal regulators allow licensed gun dealers to refuse to sell firearms to eligible buyers, numerous states, including Oregon, have protections in place against retailers discriminating against purchasers based on age.
Earlier this month Tyler Watson, 20, filed lawsuits against both Dick’s and Walmart claiming they violated the state’s discrimination laws after they refused to sell him a rifle due to his age. Dick’s was named with a second lawsuit just days later by an 18-year-old Michigan man on much the same grounds, while another Oregon man, Airion Grace, hit both

Source: Guns.com

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