AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.

Short title: Baby Dre Gun Safety Act

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class A misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class D felony; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.

Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Firearms and Weapons Public Safety Children and Minors Short Titles and Popular Names Corrections Impact Local Mandate

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This bill would have made it a crime in Kentucky to store a firearm in a way that recklessly allows a child to access it. If a minor gained access to an unsecured gun and no one was hurt, the offense would be a misdemeanor; if someone was physically injured or killed as a result, it would rise to a felony. The bill was known as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act. Who it may affect: gun owners, parents and guardians, and families with children in the home.

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