so long as you have not had any felonies, or are a habitual drug user. And are 18 years of age or older you may own firearms. You may not purchase a handgun until you are 21.
For competitive pistol shooting, check out USPSA uspsa.com (united states practical shooting assoiation). I shot in competative pistol competitions for a long time. To compete in Pistol shooting you will need a .38 caliber handgun or larger caliber. A good holster for the firearm that will allow you to reholster the firearm with one hand. You will need magazines or speed loaders for the firearm, depending on if your shooting a semi-auto or revolver.
Got it! I checked out the USPSA website and has some directions on there. As far as getting a handgun, I think I can have my parents do that for me.
If you ever want to shoot trap, let me know.
i used to shoot comp pistol quite a bit in orlando and titusvile i used to shoot IDPA international defensive pistol association. all you need is a good 9mm and as said by glowworm a holster and some mags. idpa is a blast! here's some links. http://www.odpursuits.com/fla_idpa/
http://www.idpa.com/
i will say this it gets addicting real easy and real fast and dont cost a ton of money to enjoy or to do.
When I was in the USAF I got invited to a charity double-tap, bowling pin and combat course tourney at the Fraternal Order of Police range near base. Back then I had a Taurus PT92 9mm and used it. Had a great time! Had really decent times on the combat course, and the double-tap. The guy that invited me had a sweet little .38 all comped out and with a hair trigger. He could pop 6 rounds out of that revolver faster than I could from my 9mm. He designed and poured his own bullets, loaded his own rounds, everything. If he could he would have mined the lead himself!
The bowling pin event was great. For calibers 9mm and lower they would set 6 pins on a 2x4, and all you had to do was knock the pins of the board as fast as you could from about 10 yards. For calibers over 9mm, the pins were on a 4x8 sheet of plywood, and you had to knock them clear off the plywood. If it knocked over and stayed on the plywood, you had to keep shooting it til it was off. First time I tried it with my 9mm, I knocked 6 pins with 6 shots in under 3 seconds. When I tried the big bore, I used my friends comped out Kimber .45, and used 3 clips trying to get all the pins off the plywood the first time! That was great fun.
I wouldn't mind getting back into something like that, even just for fun. Beats the crap out of shooting paper targets at the indoor ranges.
