(A) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Sell any firearm to a person who is under 18 years of age;
(2) Subject to division (B) below, sell any handgun to a person who is under 21 years of age;
(3) Furnish any firearm to a person who is under 18 years of age or, subject to division (B) below, furnish any handgun to a person who is under 21 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 18 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) above to a person who is under 18 years of age or for the purpose of furnishing the firearm in violation of division (A)(3) above to a person who is under 18 years of age;
(5) Sell or furnish a handgun to a person who is 21 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) above to a person who is under 21 years of age or for the purpose of furnishing the handgun in violation of division (A)(3) above to a person who is under 21 years of age;
(6) Purchase or attempt to purchase any firearm with the intent to sell the firearm in violation of division (A)(1) above to a person who is under 18 years of age or with the intent to furnish the firearm in violation of division (A)(3) above to a person who is under eighteen years of age; and
(7) Purchase or attempt to purchase any handgun with the intent to sell the handgun in violation of division (A)(2) above to a person who is under 21 years of age or with the intent to furnish the handgun in violation of division (A)(3) above to a person who is under 21 years of age.
(B) Divisions (A)(1) and (2) above do not apply to the sale or furnishing of a handgun to a person 18 years of age or older and under 21 years of age if the person 18 years of age or older and under 21 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 state’s peace officer training council or equivalent firearms training. Divisions (A)(1) and (A)(2) above 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 R.C. § 2923.125(G)(1).
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improperly furnishing firearms to a minor, a felony of the fifth degree.
(R.C. § 2923.21) (Prior Code, § 9.10.08)