The law is clear:
You have to be 18+ unless the gun is a rifle (without a short barrel) or shotgun, in which case the age is 16+.
It seems that the law is poorly written and is .
John Monroe, a lawyer who specializes in gun rights cases, believes an exception for rifles and shotguns, intended to allow people age 16 and 17 to hunt, could apply. Tom Grieve, a Milwaukee defense lawyer who also specializes in gun cases, agreed the exception might apply beyond hunting, but said that part of the law is poorly drafted. He said he would argue to apply a rule of law that interprets ambiguous criminal statutes in favor of the defendant.
I don't think that it is poorly written. If it was for hunting only, then they easily could have included that in the law.
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