Missouri prohibits “recklessly” selling, leasing, loaning, giving away or delivering any firearm to a person under age 18 without the consent of the child’s custodial parent or guardian.¹

Missouri prohibits anyone from violating the federal law prohibiting a person under age 18 from possessing a handgun or handgun ammunition and prohibiting anyone from selling or transferring a handgun or handgun ammunition to a person under age 18.².))

Federal law imposes stricter age restrictions in certain situations.

See our Minimum Age to Purchase / Possess Firearms policy summary for a comprehensive discussion of this issue.

1. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.060.1(2). [↩]
2. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.080 (referring to 18 U.S.C. § 922(x [↩]