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KY HB373

KY HB373
AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.


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Introduced
01/24/2024
In Committee
01/24/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/15/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

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 the Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new section in the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 527 to prohibit the unlawful storage of firearms. It establishes that it is a crime for a person to recklessly store or leave a firearm in a manner that allows a minor to have unsupervised access to it, unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, by a device that renders it temporarily inoperable, or carried on the person. The crime is a Class B misdemeanor, but can become a Class A misdemeanor if the minor uses the firearm in a way that results in physical injury, serious physical injury, or death. The bill also cites this legislation as the "Baby Dre Gun Safety Act."

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

to Committee on Committees (H) (on 01/24/2024)

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