HB581
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define "safe storage depository" and require an owner or custodian of a firearm to store the firearm in a safe storage depository or render the firearm incapable of being fired using a gun-locking device; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; amend KRS 237.990 to establish penalties for violations.
Introduced: February 14, 2025
Last action: February 25, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would require firearm owners or custodians in Kentucky to store their guns in a secure storage unit or use a locking device to prevent the gun from being fired. It would also require anyone who owns, possesses, or sells ammunition to report lost or stolen firearms or ammunition to law enforcement, and sets penalties for failing to follow these rules. Who it may affect: firearm owners, gun custodians, and ammunition sellers in Kentucky.
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