HB315
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Amend KRS 527.010 to define "assault weapon," "bump stock," and "machine gun"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish the offense of possession of an assault weapon as a Class D felony; provide exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish the offense of possession of a machine gun; provide exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to allow a person who lawfully owns an assault weapon before the effective date of the Act to apply to the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police for a certificate of possession; amend KRS 237.104 to conform.
Introduced: January 12, 2026
Last action: January 20, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would make it a felony in Kentucky to possess certain firearms defined as assault weapons or machine guns, with some exceptions. People who already legally own an assault weapon before the law takes effect could apply to the Kentucky State Police for a certificate allowing them to keep it. The bill also adds definitions for related terms, including bump stocks, to Kentucky law. Who it may affect: current and prospective firearm owners, particularly those who own or seek to purchase weapons that would fall under the bill's new definitions.
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