Sales, Transfers and Loans of Firearms to Minors

“Criminal Storage of firearm of the third degree” – Keeping any loaded firearm within any premises that are under your custody or control and negligently storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where you know or reasonably should know that a child (any person under 18) is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child’s parent or legal guardian, unless you have taken reasonable action to secure the firearm against access by the child. (Pen. Code, § 25100, subd. (c).)
None of the criminal storage offenses (first degree, second degree, third degree) shall apply whenever the firearm is kept in a locked container or locked with a locking device that has rendered the firearm inoperable. (Pen. Code, § 25105.)
Sales, Transfers and Loans of Firearms to Minors
Generally, it is illegal to sell, loan or transfer any long gun to a person under 18 years of age, or to sell a handgun to a person under 21 years of age. (Pen. Code,
§ 27505.)
Possession of a Handgun or Live Ammunition by Minors
It is unlawful for a minor to possess a handgun or live ammunition unless one of the following circumstances exists:
• The minor is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian and the minor is actively engaged in a lawful recreational sporting, ranching or hunting activity, or a motion picture, television or other entertainment event;
• The minor is accompanied by a responsible adult and has prior written consent of his or her parent or legal guardian and is involved in one
of the activities cited above; or
• The minor is at least 16 years of age, has prior written consent of his or her parent or legal guardian, and the minor is involved in one of the activities cited above. (Pen. Code, §§ 29610-29655.)