HB 581
AN ACT relating to firearms.
In Plain Language
This bill would require firearm owners to store guns in a locked safe or use a locking device to make them unusable. It also requires people to report lost or stolen guns and ammunition to police. Violations would result in penalties under state law.
Official summary
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.
Sponsor
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Cosponsors
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Latest action
to Judiciary (H)
Feb 25, 2025
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