AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.

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.

Introduced: February 5, 2025

Last action: February 13, 2025

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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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