HB 120
AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.
In Plain Language
This law makes it illegal to recklessly leave a firearm unsecured where a child can access it. The penalty is a Class B misdemeanor, but becomes a Class A misdemeanor if someone gets injured or dies. You can't be prosecuted if a child broke in illegally to get the gun.
Official summary
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "securely locked container" and make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit unlawful storage of a firearm; establish elements of the crime as recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that an affirmative defense exists if a minor obtained the firearm through the minor's unlawful entry; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.
Sponsor
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Cosponsors
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Latest action
to Judiciary (H)
Feb 4, 2025
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