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2025 Regular Session

SB105

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AN ACT relating to firearms.

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 5, 2025

Last action: February 7, 2025

To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
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This bill would require anyone who owns or is responsible for a firearm in Kentucky to store it in an approved secure container or use a locking device to prevent it from being fired. It would also require firearm owners and ammunition sellers to report any lost or stolen firearms or ammunition to law enforcement, and sets penalties for those who do not follow these rules. Who it may affect: firearm owners, ammunition sellers, and anyone who has legal custody of a firearm.

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Legislative History

Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Primary Sponsor

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Gerald Neal

Senator · Senate District 33

Primary sponsor
Gerald.Neal@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (3)

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Casey Chambers Armstrong

Senator · Senate District 19

Co-sponsor
Cassie.Armstrong@kylegislature.gov
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Karen Berg

Senator · Senate District 26

Co-sponsor
Karen.Berg@kylegislature.gov
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Keturah Herron

Senator · Senate District 35

Co-sponsor
keturah.herron@kylegislature.gov

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