(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.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23
cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: State v. Morris, 2021 Ohio 2646 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Morris, 2021 Ohio 2646 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2ד20(A)(1); and one count of Improperly Furnishing Firearms to a Minor, a fifth-degree felony, in violation of R.C. §2923.21(A)(3). {¶17} On February 26, 2020, the State moved to amend the Indictment by amending the dates in Counts One through Ten, and Counts Twelve and Thirteen,…”
Ciotto v. Hinkle, 2019 Ohio 3809 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3ד9 There are prohibitions against furnishing a firearm to a juvenile, R.C. 2923.21, but even where a child is concerned, courts have required an actual, affirmative act to constitute “furnishing” a firearm.”
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis, 121 F.4th 96 (10th Cir. 2024). “00(1)(a), (2), (12)); Ohio ( Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2923.21 (A)–(B)); Washington ( Wash.”
State v. McLoyd, 2023 Ohio 4306 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “2 No individual or seller of handguns was permitted to furnish the handgun to her under R.C. 2923.21(A)(3). Nonetheless, as explained below, McLoyd was easily able to obtain a handgun due to the relaxed laws surrounding gun ownership in Ohio.”
Bilicic v. Brake, 581 N.E.2d 586 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4דIn their brief, the appellants state: “Ohio has a statute which prohibits improperly furnishing firearms to minors (R.C. 2923.21).” *307 R.C. 2923.21 does not apply to firearms but rather by its specific wording applies to “any dangerous ordnance.”
State v. Douthitt, 2019 Ohio 2528 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “1978), that "the prohibitions of R.C. 2923.21 do not restrict the right of an individual under disability from acting in self-defense, when he did not knowingly acquire, have, carry or use a firearm" before that action.”
In re A.R., 2017 Ohio 8058 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “In addition, he was adjudicated delinquent for attempted grand theft, a fifth-degree felony, in violation of R.C. 2923.21(A)(1) and 2913.02(A)(1); and criminal trespass, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, in violation of R.”
State v. Skaggs, 646 N.E.2d 190 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 7דR.C. 2923.21 provides: “(A) No person shall: U * if: sf: “(3) Furnish any firearm to a person under age eighteen, except for purposes of lawful hunting, or for purposes of instruction in firearms safety, care, handling, or marksmanship under the supervision or control of a…”
State v. Stepherson, 2013 Ohio 5396 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “" {¶ 22} The trial court denied appellant's motion on the grounds that: (1) the motion, "which is in reality a request for post-conviction relief," was untimely under R.C. 2923.21(A)(2), (2) the motion was barred by res judicata because appellant failed to raise this issue on…”
State v. Martz, 840 N.E.2d 648 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). “The Hardy court held that “the prohibitions of R.C. 2923.21 do not restrict the right of an individual under disability from acting in self-defense, when he did not knowingly acquire, have, carry or use a firearm previously.”
State v. Pauley, 457 N.E.2d 864 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). “There the disability statute is cited as R.C. 2923.21.) 4 “8. These legislative restrictions on the use of firearms are neither based upon constitutionally suspect criteria, nor do they entrench upon any constitutionally protected liberties.”
State v. Moore, 2014 Ohio 5183 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “02(A)(1) and (B)(6), with a firearm specification and a forfeiture specification; and one count of improperly furnishing firearms to a minor, in violation of R.C. 2923.21(A)(3), a felony of the fifth degree.”
In re A.R., 2017 Ohio 8058 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “In addition, he was adjudicated delinquent for attempted grand theft, a fifth-degree felony, in violation of R.C. 2923.21(A)(1) and 2913.02(A)(1); and criminal trespass, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, in violation of R.”
State v. Stepherson, 2013 Ohio 5396 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “" {¶ 22} The trial court denied appellant's motion on the grounds that: (1) the motion, "which is in reality a request for post-conviction relief," was untimely under R.C. 2923.21(A)(2), (2) the motion was barred by res judicata because appellant failed to raise this issue on…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.21(A)(3) — 5 cases
State v. Morris, 2021 Ohio 2646 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “20(A)(1); and one count of Improperly Furnishing Firearms to a Minor, a fifth-degree felony, in violation of R.C. §2923.21(A)(3). {¶17} On February 26, 2020, the State moved to amend the Indictment by amending the dates in Counts One through Ten, and Counts Twelve and Thirteen,…”
State v. McLoyd, 2023 Ohio 4306 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “2 No individual or seller of handguns was permitted to furnish the handgun to her under R.C. 2923.21(A)(3). Nonetheless, as explained below, McLoyd was easily able to obtain a handgun due to the relaxed laws surrounding gun ownership in Ohio.”
State v. Moore, 2014 Ohio 5183 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “02(A)(1) and (B)(6), with a firearm specification and a forfeiture specification; and one count of improperly furnishing firearms to a minor, in violation of R.C. 2923.21(A)(3), a felony of the fifth degree.”
State v. Skaggs, 646 N.E.2d 190 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994). “R.C. 2923.21 provides: “(A) No person shall: U * if: sf: “(3) Furnish any firearm to a person under age eighteen, except for purposes of lawful hunting, or for purposes of instruction in firearms safety, care, handling, or marksmanship under the supervision or control of a…”
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