Under the Unlawful Carrying Weapons statute, a person commits the offense if they carry a handgun with what age condition at the time of the offense?

• A. 18
• B. 21
• C. 25
• D. 30

Answer: (B)

This item tests the age-based trigger for unlawfully carrying a handgun. The statute says that carrying a handgun is unlawful for a person who is under 21 at the time of the offense. In other words, being younger than 21 makes the act itself criminal, while being 21 or older does not by age alone (though other disqualifiers could still apply). So the key idea is the age threshold of 21: under 21, the offense is committed; at 21 or older, the offense by age alone does not apply.