Utah law provides that no person under age 18 may possess a dangerous weapon, defined to include any firearm.¹

Exceptions regarding possession of firearms by minors include any person:

• Who is younger than 14 years old and has permission from their parent or guardian, and is accompanied by their parent or guardian or a responsible adult;
• Who is between 14 and 18 years of age and has permission from their parent or guardian;
• Firing at lawfully operated target concessions at amusement parks, piers, and similar locations provided the firearms to be used are firmly chained or affixed to the counters;

• In attendance at a hunter’s safety course or a firearms safety course;

• Engaging in practice or any other lawful use of a firearm at an established range or any other area where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited by state or local law;

• Engaging in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm, or participating in or practicing for such competition;

• Under age 18 who is on real property with the permission of the owner, licensee, or lessee of the property and who has the permission of a parent or legal guardian or the owner, licensee, or lessee to possess a firearm not otherwise in violation of law;

• Who is a resident or nonresident hunter with a valid hunting license or other person who is lawfully engaged in hunting; or

• Traveling to or from any activity described above with an unloaded firearm in one’s possession (except the provision related to target concessions where the firearms must be firmly chained or affixed to the counters).²

An applicant for a concealed firearms permit must be 21 years of age or older.³ Applicants between the ages of 18 and 20 may apply for a provisional permit that allows the permittee to carry in the state without restriction except for elementary and secondary school campuses.⁴

Utah prohibits any person from selling handguns or long guns to a person under age 18 unless the person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.⁵

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1. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-509.4.[↩]
2. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-509.4., 76-10-512.[↩]
3. Utah Code Ann. § 53-5-704(1).[↩]
4. Utah Code Ann. §§ 53-5-707.5; 53-5-710(2).[↩]
5. Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-509.9.[↩]