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VIII. AMMUNITION: THE LAW OF PURCHASING AND POSSESSION
A. Who is legally prohibited from purchasing ammunition
under federal law?
Under federal law, there are six primary situations where a person is
prohibited from buying, selling, or possessing ammunition (beyond
armor-piercing ammunition, which was discussed in Chapter 5).
(1) Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1), it is unlawful for a person to sell
long gun ammunition to a person under the age of 18;
(2) Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1), it is unlawful for a person to sell
handgun ammunition to a person under the age of 21;
(3) Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(x)(2)(B), it is unlawful for a juvenile to
possess handgun ammunition;
(4) Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d), it is unlawful to sell ammunition to a
person who is prohibited from purchasing firearms;
(5) Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), it is unlawful for a person who is
disqualified from purchasing or possessing firearms to possess
firearm ammunition if such ammunition has moved in interstate
commerce (which is nearly all ammunition); and
(6) Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(h), it is unlawful for a person who is
employed by a person who is disqualified from purchasing or
possessing ammunition to possess or transport ammunition for
the disqualified individual.
For the statutes that involve juveniles, there are a couple of notable
exceptions to the law. First, the law against selling handgun
ammunition to a juvenile and possession of handgun ammunition
by a juvenile does not apply to a temporary transfer of ammunition
to a juvenile or to the possession or use of ammunition by a juvenile
if the handgun and ammunition are possessed and used in the
course of employment, in the course of ranching or farming-related
activities at the residence of the juvenile (or on property used for
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