AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define "assault weapon," "large capacity ammunition feeding device," and "seller of ammunition"; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the licensing of persons to possess handguns and assault weapons, the registration of handguns and assault weapons,…

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill makes several changes to Kentucky's firearms laws, including requiring background checks for private gun sales, mandating safe storage of firearms, and creating a licensing and registration system for handguns and assault weapons to be administered by the Kentucky State Police starting January 1, 2026. It also adds new rules around gun possession in cases involving protective orders, insanity findings, and felony convictions, and extends the existing school firearms ban to college and university…

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