Ohio does not require a background check on the purchaser of a firearm when the seller is not a licensed dealer.

Ohio prohibits any person from recklessly selling, lending, giving, or furnishing a firearm to a person prohibited by state law from acquiring a firearm.¹ Moreover, Ohio prohibits possessing a firearm with the purpose of disposing of it in violation of this provision.²

Ohio also restricts sales to young people.

See Firearms Trafficking in Ohio for additional laws regarding private sales.