HB330
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Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; require the surrender of firearm by individuals subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective order of the firearm possession prohibition.
Introduced: February 5, 2025
Last action: February 7, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would make it a crime in Kentucky for someone convicted of domestic abuse or subject to a domestic violence protective order to possess a firearm. It would also require courts to inform people when a protective order is issued that they are prohibited from having a gun, and to surrender any firearms they own. Who it may affect: survivors of domestic violence, individuals subject to domestic violence or interpersonal protective orders, and those convicted of domestic abuse offenses.
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