▁laws ▁in ▁Ohio ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁sale , ▁possession , ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁The ▁Ohio ▁constitution ▁acknowled ges ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁keep ▁and ▁bear ▁arms . ▁Ohio ▁law ▁provides ▁very ▁few ▁additional ▁restrictions ▁on ▁gun ▁ownership ▁and ▁transactions ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁restrictions ▁provided ▁by ▁U . S . ▁federal ▁law . ▁Ohio ▁gun ▁law ▁rel ates ▁mostly ▁to ▁the ▁carrying ▁and ▁transport ation ▁of ▁guns . ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁ ▁To ▁purchase ▁a ▁long ▁gun ▁( rif le ▁or ▁shot gun ) ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁a ▁person ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁with ▁some ▁restrictions ▁still ▁remaining . ▁To ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁hand gun ▁( p istol ▁or ▁revol ver ) ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁you ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁However , ▁the ▁law ▁regarding ▁purch asing ▁age ▁is ▁silent ▁on ▁am mun ition , ▁components ▁and ▁access ories . ▁In ▁Ohio , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁laws ▁that ▁are ▁important ▁to ▁be ▁mind ful ▁of . ▁It ▁is ▁illegal ▁to ▁cons ci ously ▁fire ▁a ▁fire arm ▁while ▁inside ▁of ▁a ▁motor ▁vehicle . ▁Ant ique ▁or ▁rep lica ▁rif les , ▁shot g uns , ▁and ▁hand g uns ▁are ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁ur gency ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁law ▁a ▁modern ▁fire arm ▁would ▁be . ▁Anti ques