Manual

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YOUTH HANDGUN SAFETY ACT NOTICE
(1)The misuse of handguns is a leading contributor to juvenile violence and fatalities.
(2)Safely storing and securing firearms away from children will help prevent the unlawful possession of handguns
by juveniles, stop accidents, and save lives.
(3)Federal law prohibits, except in certain limited circumstances, anyone under 18 years of age from knowingly pos-
sessing a handgun, or any person from selling, delivering, or otherwise transferring a handgun to a person under
18.
(4) A knowing violation of the prohibition against selling, delivering, or otherwise transferring a handgun to a person
under the age of 18 is, under certain circumstances, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
FEDERAL LAW
The Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, provides in pertinent part as follows:
18 U.S.C. 922(x)
(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or
has a reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile—
(A) a handgun; or
(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun,
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person who is a juvenile to knowingly possess—
(A) a handgun; or
(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun.
(3) This subsection does not apply to—
(A) a temporary transfer of a handgun or ammunition to a juvenile or to the possession or use of a handgun or
ammunition by a juvenile if the handgun and ammunition are possessed and used by the juvenile—
(i) in the course of employment, in the course of ranching or farming related to activities at the residence of
the juvenile (or on property used for ranching or farming at which the juvenile, with permission of the
property owner or lessee, is performing activities related to the operation of the farm or ranch), target
practice, hunting, or a course of instruction in the safe and lawful use of a handgun;
(ii) with the prior written consent of the juvenile’s parent or guardian who is not prohibited by federal, state,