Re: The Armed Citizen - Missouri

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> > "Scout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > You hurt my feelings mon cher cerveau Mort. The reason for focusing
on
> > > that
> > > > age range is that parental resposibility exists up to age 19.
> > >
> > > Bullshit.
> > >
> > > Free hint. At the age of 18 ALL parental responsibility is legally
ended
> > and
> > > the person is considered to be a adult fully able to make, and take
> > > responsibility for, all of their choices.
> > >
> > > If you had said age 17, you might have had a point.....but 19?
> >
> > Why does this all matter so much?
>
> Well I suppose it's really only matters if the difference between the
truth
> and a lie are important to you.
>
> Given your attitude.....I can understand why you have to ask why the
> difference between a lie and the truth matters...

The Age of Majority


U.S. State, Australia, and Canadian Province Age of Majority Statutes: The
following list gives the legal age of majority in the various states and
provinces. This list is not complete as yet and if you have further
information, please Contact us so we can include it here.


UNITED STATES:


  a.. Alabama - 19, No modifications.

  b.. Alaska - 18.

  c.. Arkansas - 18 or when child graduates from high school.

  d.. California - 18; unless child still in high school, then on graduation
or 19th birthday which ever occurs first.

  e.. Connecticut - 18.

  f.. D.C. - 21 years of age, or at the point the minor is self supporting
through marriage, employment, or military service.

  g.. Delaware - 18.

  h.. Florida - 18.

  i.. Georgia - 18.

  j.. Hawaii - 18.

  k.. Idaho - 18.

  l.. Illinois - 18.

  m.. Kansas - 18.

  n.. Kentucky - 18, 19 if attending high school

  o.. Louisiana - 18: unless emancipated earlier by notarial act, marriage
or judicial determination: if child is still in high school, then age 19, or
upon graduation from high school, whichever occurs first.

  p.. Maine - 18.

  q.. Maryland - 18.

  r.. Massachusetts - 18.

  s.. Michigan - 18.

  t.. Minnesota - 18. With a person's 18th birthday come most of the rights,
privileges, responsibilities, and obligations of adulthood. These rights
include the right to vote, the right to make contracts, the right to marry
without permission from parents or guardians, the right to purchase a
firearm, and the right to serve on a jury.

  u.. Mississippi - 21

  v.. Montana - 18; or earlier if married, in the military, or fully
financially independent of custodial parent.

  w.. Nebraska - 19

  x.. New Hampshire-Age if Majority: 18 (FULL CIVIL RIGHTS)

  y.. New Mexico - 18; however, a 16 year old may be emancipated by having
entered into valid marriage or active duty in armed services or by receiving
declaration of emancipation pursuant to court petition and order showing
he/she is living apart and managing his/her own affairs.

  z.. Nevada - 18; 19 if still in high school.

  aa.. New York - 21; NY has no statute with respect to emancipation*; issue
is decided on case-by-case basis; emancipation can take place before 21, if
appropriate court so decides

  ab.. Ohio - 18 or graduated from high school, whichever occurs later.

  ac.. Oklahoma - 18.

  ad.. Oregon - 18; 21 if in school half-time or more.

  ae.. Pennsylvania - 18 and out of high school.

  af.. Puerto Rico - 21 years of age, or whenever minor is self-supporting
through marriage.

  ag.. Tennessee - 18; unless child is still in high school; in such cases
emancipation occurs when child graduates from high school or when class
child is in when he/she reaches age of majority.

  ah.. Utah - 18, or child graduates with high school graduating class.

  ai.. Vermont - 18.

  aj.. Virginia - 18 or a full-time high school student, not
self-supporting, and living in the home of the parent, until the child
reaches the age of nineteen (19) or graduates from high school, whichever
comes first.

  ak.. Washington - 18, Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
all persons shall be deemed and taken to be of full age for all purposes at
the age of eighteen years.

  al.. Wisconsin - 18 and graduation from high school, or 19 years of age,
whichever is sooner.

Several states list 19 as the age of majority.

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