well i'm 16 and I have a bong and a wood pipe and had a glass spoon (tragic story). I went to a headshop in chicago with a few other people that were 16 at thbe time when I was 15. I look a little older though. I was fucking blazed there to, so headshops aren't that uptight. I bought a bong from a dealer. About lighters, I think that gas stations, such as BP, are dicks about that, but go around cause some stores don't give a shit. It's not cause ur 16, but probably because u act nervous.