2.__A person is guilty of unlawfully transferring a handgun to a minor if that person knowingly transfers a handgun to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a minor.

3.__This section does not apply to:

A.__A temporary transfer of a handgun to a minor:

(1)__With the prior written consent of the minor's parent or guardian and that parent or guardian is not prohibited by federal, state or local law from possessing a firearm; or

(2)__In the course of employment, target practice, hunting or instruction in the safe and lawful use of a handgun.

The minor may transport an unloaded handgun in a locked container directly from the place of transfer to a place at which an activity described in this subparagraph is to take place and directly from the place at which such an activity took place to the transferor;

B.__A minor who is a member of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard who possesses or is armed with a handgun in the line of duty;

C.__A transfer by inheritance of title to, but not possession of, a handgun to a minor; or

D.__The transfer of a handgun to a minor when the minor takes the handgun in self-defense or in defense of another person against an intruder into the residence of the minor or a residence in which the minor is an invited guest.

4.__The State may not permanently confiscate a handgun that is transferred to a minor in circumstances in which the transferor is not in violation of this section and if the possession of the handgun by the minor subsequently becomes unlawful because of the conduct of the minor.__When that handgun is no longer required by the State for the purposes of investigation or prosecution, the handgun must be returned to the lawful owner.

5.__The following penalties apply.