HB113
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Amend KRS 527.010, relating to firearms, to define "securely locked container" and make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit unlawful storage of a firearm; establish elements of the crime as recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that an affirmative defense exists if a minor obtained the firearm through the minor's unlawful entry; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would make it a crime in Kentucky to store a firearm in a way that recklessly allows a child to access it. The offense would generally be a Class B misdemeanor, but would rise to a Class A misdemeanor if a child is injured or killed as a result. A person could use as a legal defense the fact that the child gained access by breaking in or entering without permission. Who it may affect: gun owners who live with or regularly have children present in their homes.
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