18 - 20 year olds in the state of Virginia are legally allowed to open carry their firearms, and are not yet legally allowed to conceal carry. This is the age of adulthood where one can legally purchase a firearm, and with this come great responsibility. Although anyone under the age of 21 is not legally allowed to purchase a handgun from a licensed FFL dealer, a handgun may be purchased through private sale or gifted by a friend or family member.

Becoming licensed to conceal carry in VA requires you to go through a training course to obtain such license. Needless to say, 18 - 20 year olds do not have to go through any training to open carry. It is through this I firmly believe giving gun owners under the age of 21 CCW licenses whilst going through the proper process, is safer as it gives them the knowledge on proper gun safety, rather than no training course at all to open carry.

if they are willing to go through the legal and educational process to obtain a CCW, it should be without a doubt open to those under 21