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Do you have to have a gun license or gun permit to be a legal gun owner?

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That depends entirely on where you live. We get questions from all US states, and several other nations. Each place will have different gun laws. In some jurisdictions, you must have a license to own a gun, in others you do not. You question cannot be answered without knowing where you live.

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