HB410
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Amend KRS 527.010 to define "assault weapon" and "large capacity ammunition feeding device"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize possession and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices; criminalize the possession and transfer of assault weapons; provide exceptions for large capacity ammunition feeding devices and assault weapons lawfully owned prior to the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 237.104 to conform.
Introduced: February 7, 2025
Last action: February 12, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would make it illegal in Kentucky to possess or transfer assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, with exceptions for those lawfully owned before the law takes effect. It would also establish legal definitions for both terms in state law. Violations would be treated as criminal offenses under Kentucky law. Who it may affect: Kentucky residents who own, purchase, or transfer firearms and ammunition feeding devices that fall under the bill's definitions.
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