Can a minor (under 18) carry a lighter?

[Anonymous]

My cousin is 16 & she wants to know if she can carry a lighter and I have no idea if she can. Can she?

[Confused614]

Depends where you live. I get carded buying lighters at the store. You probably have to be old enough to buy cigarettes to buy a lighter which is 19 here. I think you can carry one though and be fine.

[ayla223]

yes you are fine

[palek]

I don't know how it is where you live, but if we catch anyone under 18 carrying a lighter here in Florida, we set their hair on fire.

[HotPepper302]

I don't see why not... I'm not sure where you live, but it's certainly not illegal in Canada, so long as she isn't using said lighter to burn houses down, or something lol.

[RealMenFly]

Yeah, you have to be over 18 for that kids.

[lace1228]

I'm not sure I wasn't aloud to my matches when I was 16, and that was 10 years ago in ontaeio

[HotPepper302]

Well I doubt anyone's going to say anything about her carrying a lighter unless they catch her smoking (which you're not allowed to do until you're 19).

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Sometimes you can get carded buying lighters (laaaaame) but carrying on is fine no matter what age. Jesus, it's not such a police state here YET.

[Anonymous]

of course. why couldn't you?

[sixstring]

Of course she can.