To privately sell a firearm, it is recommended that you safeguard information pertaining to the transaction such as the date the firearm was sold, the complete name and address of the buyer, and the make, model, and serial number of the firearm.
What are the laws concerning the private sale of a handgun? Federal law requires an individual to be at least 21 years of age to purchase handgun ammunition, and at least 18 years old to purchase rifle or shotgun ammunition
Virginia law does not address age requirements for the purchase of ammunition.
Legal Age to Purchase or Possess Ammunition? To purchase a handgun from a licensed firearms dealer, you must be at least 21 years of age, pursuant to federal law.
A person must be at least 18 years of age to purchase a rifle or shotgun from a licensed firearms dealer.
Legal Age to Purchase or Possess a Firearm?
A current passport (must include an address).
Evidence of currently paid personal property tax or real estate tax.
The following secondary forms of ID are acceptable:.
Rifles and shotguns may be purchased from licensed firearms dealers by persons who are residents of other states upon the presentation of one photo-identification form issued by a governmental agency of the purchaser's state of residence and one other form of identification determined to be acceptable by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Where the primary form is a photo-ID issued by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), 30 days must have passed since the original date of issue or duplicate driver's license unless a copy of his/her DMV driver's record is presented showing that the original date of issue was more than 30 days prior to the attempted purchase.
Prospective purchasers of firearms must present a valid photo-ID form issued by a governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that denotes the individual’s name, sex, and date of birth.