AN ACT relating to the safe ownership of firearms.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "ammunition" and "firearm"; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish civil liability against a person who fails to report the loss or theft of a firearm if knowingly…

Introduced: January 6, 2026

Last action: January 13, 2026

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This bill would require anyone who owns or legally possesses a firearm, as well as anyone who sells ammunition, to report a lost or stolen firearm or ammunition to law enforcement. It would also create civil liability, meaning a person could be sued, if they fail to report a lost or stolen firearm and someone is injured by it, or if they provide a firearm to a minor who then injures or kills someone with it. Who it may affect: firearm owners, ammunition sellers, and minors who may access firearms.

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