You have to be 21 to buy a pistol! I wouldnt recommend a pistol to you two, but not because of age. I think with rabbits in the mix your best off with a nice single shot 20 or 12 ga depending on how much recoil bothers you! You can go to wal-mart and get a single shot 20 or 12 for 85$. A box of 100 rounds for 15$. Also its getting late in the year, you better get to a hunters safety class and get liscensed or you wont be able to buy a hunting liscense!