Ohio Code § 2923.21

Ohio Code § 2923.21. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2923.21.

(A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Sell any firearm to a person who is under eighteen years of age; (2) Subject to division (B) of this section, sell any handgun to a person who is under

twenty-one years of age; (3) Furnish any firearm to a person who is under eighteen years of age or, subject to

division (B) of this section, furnish any handgun to a person who is under twenty-one

years of age, except for lawful hunting, sporting, or educational purposes, including,

but not limited to, instruction in firearms or handgun safety, care, handling, or

marksmanship under the supervision or control of a responsible adult; (4) Sell or furnish a firearm to a person who is eighteen years of age or older if the

seller or furnisher knows, or has reason to know, that the person is purchasing or

receiving the firearm for the purpose of selling the firearm in violation of division

(A)(1) of this section to a person who is under eighteen years of age or for the purpose

of furnishing the firearm in violation of division (A)(3) of this section to a person

who is under eighteen years of age; (5) Sell or furnish a handgun to a person who is twenty-one years of age or older if

the seller or furnisher knows, or has reason to know, that the person is purchasing

or receiving the handgun for the purpose of selling the handgun in violation of division

(A)(2) of this section to a person who is under twenty-one years of age or for the

purpose of furnishing the handgun in violation of division (A)(3) of this section

to a person who is under twenty-one years of age; (6) Purchase or attempt to purchase any firearm with the intent to sell the firearm in

violation of division (A)(1) of this section to a person who is under eighteen years

of age or with the intent to furnish the firearm in violation of division (A)(3) of

this section to a person who is under eighteen years of age; (7) Purchase or attempt to purchase any handgun with the intent to sell the handgun in

violation of division (A)(2) of this section to a person who is under twenty-one years

of age or with the intent to furnish the handgun in violation of division (A)(3) of

this section to a person who is under twenty-one years of age. (B) Divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the sale or furnishing of

a handgun to a person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of

age if the person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of age

is a law enforcement officer who is properly appointed or employed as a law enforcement

officer and has received firearms training approved by the Ohio peace officer training

council or equivalent firearms training.  Divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the sale or furnishing

of a handgun to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States who

has received firearms training that meets or exceeds the training requirements described

in division (G)(1) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code . (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improperly furnishing firearms to a minor,

a felony of the fifth degree.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2923.21
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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