Purchasing and possessing a lethal weapon is a serious responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Our country sets minimum ages for driving, voting, and drinking alcohol to encourage responsible behavior. Because young adults are at elevated risk of attempting suicide and engaging in violent behaviors, strengthening minimum age laws for purchasing and possessing guns will help protect young people and the public at large.

Background

• The parts of the brain responsible for impulse control, judgement, and long-range planning are among the last areas of the brain to fully mature, and in fact, may continue to develop until at least age 26.¹
• The developing brains of adolescents and young adults may put them at higher risk of making risky decisions. Hormonal changes can have significant effects on self-control, decision making, emotions, risk-taking behaviors, and aggressive impulses.²

The biological processes that take place during late adolescence and young adulthood can predispose individuals to riskier and more aggressive behaviors.

• A study of offenders incarcerated for crimes committed with firearms found that 17% of offenders would have been prohibited from buying a gun if their state had a law that raised the minimum age to possess a handgun to 21 years.³
• People ages 18 to 20 are responsible for a disproportionate share of school shootings,⁴ public mass shootings,⁵ and gun homicides overall. In fact, 18-20 year olds comprise just 4% of the US population, but account for 17% of known gun homicide offenders.⁶
• Data also suggests that young people disproportionately commit gun homicides. For example, 18-20-year olds comprise just 4% of the US population, but account for 17% of known homicide offenders.⁷

Because impulse regulation and emotional control continues to develop into the mid-20s, young people, including adolescents and people under age 21, are at elevated risk of attempting suicide.

• Suicide risk is often much higher in the early stages of the onset of major psychiatric conditions, and these symptoms usually first develop in adolescence or early adulthood.⁸
• Suicide attempts that result in death or hospital treatment peak at age 16, but are at the highest rates from age 14 through age 21.⁹
• Gun access can significantly increase these risks. The association between firearm availability and suicide is strongest among adolescents and young adults.¹⁰

Laws that prohibit unsupervised possession or purchase of firearms by children and young people can reduce harm among people under age 21.

• One study found that state laws raising the minimum legal age to purchase firearms to 21 years were associated with a twelve percent decline in rates of firearm suicides among 18-to-20-year-olds. ¹¹
• Another study found that when Washington State passed a law setting a minimum age to purchase assault weapons, there were significant decreases in the number of firearm incidents with assault weapons by this group, as well as an overall decrease in firearm violence in the state. ¹²
• Controlling for other factors, unintentional firearm deaths and firearm suicides among youth (ages 0-19) also fell after the federal minimum age law was enacted.¹³

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As described below, federal law and the laws in most states continue to allow unsupervised access to firearms by individuals under age 21. Additional information about laws preventing child access to firearms is included in our summary on Child Access Prevention.

Summary of Federal Law

Federal law in this area distinguishes between long guns (rifles and shotguns) and handguns, and between gun possession and gun sales. Federal law also provides stronger age restrictions for sales by licensed gun sellers.

Federal Minimum Age for Gun Sales and Transfers

Minimum Age for Gun Possession: Subject to limited exceptions*, federal law prohibits the possession of a handgun or handgun ammunition by any person under the age of 18.^17,18 Federal law provides no minimum age for the possession of long guns or long gun ammunition.

*Exceptions: Federal law provides exceptions for the temporary transfer and possession of handguns and handgun ammunition for specified activities, including employment, ranching, farming, target practice and hunting.¹⁹

Summary of State Law

Several states and the District of Columbia impose minimum age requirements, some of which extend beyond those contained in federal law. Those laws generally fall into four categories:

• Laws imposing a minimum age for handgun or firearm purchases ;
• Laws imposing a minimum age for all long gun purchases, from licensed or unlicensed sellers;
• Laws imposing age requirements for possession of handguns; and
• Laws imposing a minimum age for possession of long guns.

Additional information about laws preventing child access to firearms is included in our summary on Child Access Prevention.

State Laws Governing Minimum Age to Purchase and Possess Firearms

For citations to these laws, please see the chart above.

States Imposing Minimum Age Requirements for All Firearm Purchases

Although federal law prohibits licensed dealers from selling long guns to persons under 18, there is no federal regulation of the sale of long guns by unlicensed dealers to minors. Similarly, while federal law prohibits handgun sales by licensed dealers to persons under 21, unlicensed dealers are prohibited only from selling handguns to persons under 18. As listed above, many states have imposed a minimum age for the purchase of all firearms, including both handguns and long guns, regardless of whether they are purchased from a licensed firearms dealer.

States with Stricter Minimum Age Requirements for Possession of Handguns than Federal Law

Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia impose minimum age requirements for the possession of handguns which are stricter than the federal minimum of 18.¹⁷¹

States Imposing Minimum Age Requirements for Possession of Long Guns

While federal law prohibits federally licensed firearms dealers from selling a long gun to anyone under 18, there is no federal minimum age for possession of a long gun. Twenty-three states have enacted laws to at least partially close this gap, and impose a minimum age at which persons can possess long guns. Many of these laws contain exceptions which allow younger children to possess long guns where the minor’s parent or guardian is present, or when the minor is engaged in hunting or target shooting.

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Selected Local Law

New York City

In New York City, however, no person under age 21 may be granted a permit or license to purchase, possess or carry any firearm, with certain exceptions. It is also unlawful to transfer a firearm to any person under age 21 unless he or she is exempted. A person under 21 may carry, fire or use a rifle or shotgun without being subject to the permit requirement if he or she is in the presence of, or under the direct supervision of, a permit holder, or engaged in a military drill, competition, or target practice at a firing range.¹⁷²

Key Legislative Elements

The features listed below are intended to provide a framework from which policy options may be considered. A jurisdiction considering new legislation should consult with counsel.

• Minimum age of 21 is imposed for all handgun sales, from licensed or unlicensed sellers (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and District of Columbia).
• Minimum age of 18 is imposed for all long gun sales, from licensed or unlicensed sellers (23 states and the District of Columbia).
• Minimum age of 21 is imposed for possession of handguns (Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and the District of Columbia).
• Minimum age of 18 is imposed for possession of long guns (16 states and the District of Columbia).
• Younger teens are allowed to possess long guns only under direct adult supervision.

1. Elizabeth R. Sowell, et al., “In Vivo Evidence for Post-adolescent Brain Maturation in Frontal and Striatal Regions,” Nature Neuroscience 2, no. 10 (1999); Tulio M. Otero and Lauren A. Barker, “The Frontal Lobes and Executive Functioning,” in Handbook of Executive Functioning (New York: Springer, 2013).[↩]
2. Mariam Arain, et al., “Maturation of the Adolescent Brain,” Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 9 (2013); Allan Siegel and Jeff Victoroff, “Understanding Human Aggression: New Insights from Neuroscience.” International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 32, no. 4 (2009): 210–211.[↩]
3. Katherine A. Vittes, Jon S. Vernick, and Daniel W. Webster, “Legal Status and Source of Offenders’ Firearms in States with the Least Stringent Criteria for Gun Ownership,” Injury Prevention 19, no. 1 (2013).[↩]
4. Paul M. Reaping et al., “State Firearm Laws, Gun Ownership, and K-12 School Shootings: Implications for School Safety,” Journal of School Violence 21, no. 2 (2022): 132–146.[↩]
5. Joshua D. Brown and Amie J. Goodin, “Mass Casualty Shooting Venues, Types of Firearms, and Age of Perpetrators in the United States, 1982–2018,” American Journal of Public Health 108, no. 10 (2018): 1385–1387; Jaclyn Schildkraut, “Can Mass Shootings be Stopped? To Address the Problem, We Must Better Understand the Phenomenon,” Rockefeller Institute of Government and Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, July 2021, https://rockinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Public-Mass-Shootings-Brief.pdf.[↩]
6. Eighteen to 20 year olds commit 18% of gun homicides, despite comprising just four percent of the US population. Giffords Law Center analysis of FBI Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data, 2016–2020.[↩]
7. Calculated using data from the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports and US Census Bureau. Uniform Crime Reporting Program: Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR), Washington, DC: Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; US Census Bureau Population Estimates.[↩]
8. Merete Nordentoft, Preben Bo Mortensen, and Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, “Absolute Risk of Suicide after First Hospital Contact in Mental Disorder,” Archives of General Psychiatry 68, no. 10 (2011); Ronald C. Kessler, et al., “Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication,” Archives of General Psychiatry 62, no. 6 (2005).[↩]
9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS), “Fatal and NonFatal Injury Data,” last accessed Feb. 26, 2019, https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars. Figures represent an average of the five most recent years of available data (2013-2017).[↩]
10. See Johanna Birckmayer and David Hemenway, “Suicide and Firearm Prevalence: are Youth Disproportionately Affected?,” Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 31, no. 3 (2001); Matthew Miller and David Hemenway, “The Relationship between Firearms and Suicide: a Review of the Literature,” Aggression and Violent Behavior 4, no. 1 (1999).[↩]
11. Emma E. Fridel et al., “Examining the Impact of Minimum Handgun Purchase Age and Background Check Legislation on Young Adult Suicide in the United States, 1991–2020.” American journal of public health 0 (2024). See also, Daniel W. Webster, Jon S. Vernick, April M. Zeoli, and Jennifer A. Manganello, “Association Between Youth–focused Firearm Laws and Youth Suicides,” JAMA 292, no. 5 (2004).[↩]
12. Bhullar et al., “Washington State Assault Weapon Firearm Violence Before and After Firearm Legislation Reform,” The American Surgeon, (2024).[↩]
13. Mark Gius, “The Impact of Minimum Age and Child Access Prevention Laws on Firearm-related Youth Suicides and Unintentional Deaths,” The Social Science Journal 52, no. 2 (2015).[↩]
14. 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1), (c)(1).[↩]
15. 18 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1), (5).[↩]
16. 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1), (c)(1).[↩]
17. 18 U.S.C. § 922(x)(2), (5).[↩]
18. This minimum age provision has been the subject of various challenges and has generally been upheld, see NRA v. ATF, 700 F. 3d 185 (5th Cir. 2013).[↩]
19. 18 U.S.C. § 922(x)(3).[↩]
20. Ala. Code § 13A-11-57. See also Ala. Code § 13A-11-76.[↩]
21. Ala. Code § 13A-11-72(b).[↩]
22. Alaska Stat. § 11.61.210(a)(6).[↩]
23. Alaska Stat. § 11.61.210(a)(6).[↩]
24. Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220(a)(3).[↩]
25. Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220(a)(3).[↩]
26. Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3109(A).[↩]
27. Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3109(A).[↩]
28. Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3109(A). However, this restriction does not apply to possession of a firearm on private property owned or leased by the minor or the minor’s parent, grandparent or guardian.[↩]
29. Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3109(A). However, this restriction does not apply to possession of a firearm on private property owned or leased by the minor or the minor’s parent, grandparent or guardian.[↩]
30. Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-109(a).[↩]
31. Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-109(a).[↩]
32. Ark. Code Ann. §§ 5-73-119(a)(1), (e).[↩]
33. Cal. Penal Code § 27505(a).[↩]
34. Cal. Penal Code §§ 27505(a); 27510(a). Some exceptions for people over 18 with hunting permits, as well as military and law enforcement.[↩]
35. Cal. Penal Code § 29610; 29615.[↩]
36. Cal. Penal Code § 29610; 29615.[↩]
37. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-112(2)(e), (f); 18-12-112.5(a.3).[↩]
38. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-112(2)(e), (f); 18-12-112.5(a.3).[↩]
39. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-108.5(1), (2). Some exceptions for people hunting, attending shooting courses or competitions, or with parental consent.[↩]
40. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-34(b).[↩]
41. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37a(b), (c).[↩]
42. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-36f.[↩]
43. Del. Code Ann. tit. 24, § 903.[↩]
44. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1445.[↩]
45. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1445.[↩]
46. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1445.[↩]
47. D.C. Code Ann. § 22-4507.[↩]
48. D.C. Code Ann. § 7-2507.06(1). See also D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, § 2302.1, 2302.3.[↩]
49. D.C. Code Ann. § 7-2502.03(a)(1).[↩]
50. D.C. Code Ann. §§ 7-2502.03, D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, § 2301.1.[↩]
51. Fla. Stat. § 790.065(13).[↩]
52. Fla. Stat. § 790.065(13).[↩]
53. Fla. Stat. § 790.22(3), (5).[↩]
54. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 790.22(3), (5).[↩]
55. Ga. Code Ann. § 16-11-101.1(b); see § 16-11-101.1(a)(1) (defining “minor”).[↩]
56. Ga. Code Ann. § 16-11-132(b). Some exceptions for hunting or target shooting.[↩]
57. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-2(a), (d).[↩]
58. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-2(a), (d).[↩]
59. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-2(a), (d).[↩]
60. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-2(a), (d). These restrictions are subject to certain exceptions regarding possession of long guns by licensed hunters, etc.[↩]
61. Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302A.[↩]
62. Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302F(1).[↩]
63. Idaho Code Ann. §§ 18-3302A, 18-3302E; 18-3302G.[↩]
64. 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/3(a), 65/4.[↩]
65. 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/3(a), 65/4.[↩]
66. 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/2(a)(1), 65/4(a)(2)(i).[↩]
67. 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/2(a)(1), 65/4(a)(2)(i).[↩]
68. Ind. Code Ann. § 35-47-2-3.[↩]
69. Ind. Code Ann. §§ 35-47-10-3, 35-47-10-5.[↩]
70. Ind. Code Ann. §§ 35-47-10-3, 35-47-10-5.[↩]
71. Iowa Code § 724.22(2), 724.15(2)(A).[↩]
72. Iowa Code § 724.22(1).[↩]
73. Iowa Code § 724.22.[↩]
74. Iowa Code § 724.22.[↩]
75. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6301(a)(14), (k).[↩]
76. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 527.110(1)(a).[↩]
77. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 527.100.[↩]
78. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:91.[↩]
79. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:91.[↩]
80. La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95.8(A).[↩]
81. Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 554-B.[↩]
82. Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. 17-A, § 554-A.[↩]
83. Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-134(d).[↩]
84. Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-134(d)(1)(ii).[↩]
85. Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety §§ 5-101(r), 5-133(d).  Maryland’s minimum age requirement applies to “regulated firearms,” which are defined as handguns and assault weapons.[↩]
86. Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety §§ 5-101(r), 5-133(d).  Maryland’s minimum age requirement applies to “regulated firearms,” which are defined as handguns and assault weapons.[↩]
87. (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, §§ 131.[↩]
88. (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, §§ 129B, 131.[↩]
89. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131.[↩]
90. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, §§ 129B, 131.[↩]
91. Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422(3)(b); Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422(11).[↩]
92. Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 750.223(2). This restriction applies to the sale of guns that are more than 26 inches in length.[↩]
93. Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.234f.[↩]
94. Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.234f.[↩]
95. Minn. Stat. § 609.66.[↩]
96. Minn. Stat. § 624.713, subd. 1(1).[↩]
97. Minn. Stat. §§ 97B.021.[↩]
98. Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-13.[↩]
99. Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-13.[↩]
100. Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-14.[↩]
101. See Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.080, which refers to 18 U.S.C. § 922(x).[↩]
102. Applies when a person “recklessly” sells to a minor. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.060.1(2). A person “acts recklessly” or is reckless under Missouri law when he or she consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, and such disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 562.016.4[↩]
103. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 69-2403, 69-2404. A handgun purchase certificate is generally required to acquire a handgun from an unlicensed seller. Individuals must be 21 to obtain the certificate and, under federal law, must be 21 to obtain a handgun from a licensed dealer.[↩]
104. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204.01. This restriction does not apply to transfers of long guns from family members or “for a legitimate and lawful sporting purpose.”[↩]
105. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204(1).[↩]
106. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 202.310.[↩]
107. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 202.300(1).[↩]
108. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 202.300(1); 202.300(5).[↩]
109. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 159:12. This section does not apply to: 1) parents, grandparents, guardians, administrators and executors giving a revolver to their children, wards, or heirs to an estate; 2) firearm safety instructors during a training program, with the parent or guardian’s permission; 3) licensed hunters accompanying a minor while lawfully hunting; and 4) individuals supervising minors using firearms during a lawful shooting event or activity.[↩]
110. N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2C:58-3.3c, 2C:58-6.1a, 2C:58-3c(4).[↩]
111. N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2C:39-10e., 2C:58-6.1a, 2C:58-3c(4).[↩]
112. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-6.1b.[↩]
113. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-6.1b.[↩]
114. N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-7-2.2.[↩]
115. N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(1)(a), (12).[↩]
116. N.Y. Penal Law §§ 400.00(1)(a),(2); 265.65.[↩]
117. N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(1)(a).[↩]
118. N.Y. Penal Law §§ 400.00(1)(a),(2); 265.65.[↩]
119. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-315.[↩]
120. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.7.[↩]
121. N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-03-02. This section does not prohibit a person from lending or giving a handgun to a minor for use under the direct supervision of an adult and for the purposes of firearm safety training, target shooting, or hunting.[↩]
122. N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-02-01(1)(d). This prohibition does not apply if the minor is under the direct supervision of an adult and possesses the handgun for the purposes of firearm safety training, target shooting, or hunting.[↩]
123. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2923.21(B).[↩]
124. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2923.21(A).[↩]
125. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1273(A), (E).[↩]
126. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1273(A), (E).[↩]
127. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, §§ 1273 (C), (E), 1283(D).[↩]
128. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, §§ 1273 (C), (E), 1283(D).[↩]
129. Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.470(1)(a).[↩]
130. Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.470(1)(a).[↩]
131. Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.250(1)(c)(A).[↩]
132. Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.250(2)(a).[↩]
133. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 6110.1(c), (d), 6302.[↩]
134. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 6110.1(c), (d), 6302.[↩]
135. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6110.1(a). Pennsylvania’s possession prohibition refers to handguns and to rifles and shotguns of a specified length. It does not encompass all long guns.[↩]
136. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6110.1(a). Pennsylvania’s possession prohibition refers to handguns and to rifles and shotguns of a specified length. It does not encompass all long guns.[↩]
137. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-47-35(a)(1), 11-47-37.[↩]
138. R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-35.2.[↩]
139. R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-33.[↩]
140. R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-33.[↩]
141. S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-30(A)(3). This prohibition does not apply to the temporary loan of handguns for instructions under the immediate supervision of a parent or adult instructor. Id.[↩]
142. S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-30(B). This prohibition does not apply to the temporary loan of handguns for instructions under the immediate supervision of a parent or adult instructor. Id.[↩]
143. S.D. Codified Laws § 23-7-44.[↩]
144. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1320(a); Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1303(a)(1).[↩]
145. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1303(a)(1).[↩]
146. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1319(b). For a list of affirmative defenses a juvenile may raise when being prosecuted for knowingly possessing a handgun, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1319(d)(1). [↩]
147. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.06(a)(2), (c).[↩]
148. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.06(a)(2), (c).[↩]
149. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-509.9.[↩]
150. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-509.9.[↩]
151. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-509.4.[↩]
152. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-509.4.[↩]
153. Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4020, enacted by 2017 VT S 55, Sec. 7.[↩]
154. Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4020, enacted by 2017 VT S 55, Sec. 7.[↩]
155. Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4008.[↩]
156. Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-309. See also Va. Code Ann. § 1-207 (defining “minor”).[↩]
157. Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.7.[↩]
158. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.240.[↩]
159. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.240.[↩]
160. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.240.[↩]
161. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.040(2)(a)(iii), 9.41.042.[↩]
162. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.240, effective July 1, 2019.[↩]
163. W. Va. Code §§ 61-7-2(9); 61-7-8.[↩]
164. W. Va. Code §§ 61-7-2(9); 61-7-8.[↩]
165. Wis. Stat. § 948.60(2)(b).[↩]
166. Wis. Stat. § 948.60(2)(b).[↩]
167. Wis. Stat. § 948.60(2)(a).[↩]
168. Wis. Stat. § 948.60(2)(a).[↩]
169. Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-404(d)(i)(A). This applies only to firearms covered by Wyoming’s Firearms Freedom Act.[↩]
170. Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-404(d)(i)(B). This applies only to firearms covered by Wyoming’s Firearms Freedom Act.[↩]
171. The District’s Chief of Police may issue a registration certificate to an applicant between the ages of 18 and 21 years old who is otherwise qualified if the application is accompanied by a notarized statement from the applicant’s parent or guardian stating that: 1) the applicant has the permission of his parent or guardian to own and use the firearm to be registered; and 2) the parent or guardian assumes civil liability for all damages resulting from the actions of such applicant in the use of the firearm to be registered. D.C. Code Ann. § 7-2502.03(a)(1).  This type of registration certificate expires on the person’s 21st birthday. D.C. Code Ann. § 7-2502.03(a)(1)(B).[↩]
172. New York, N.Y., Charter §§ 462-464; Admin. Code § 10-303 et seq.[↩]