Bill > HB18

This bill, relating to the safe ownership of firearms, creates new sections of Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) to define "ammunition" as any loaded or unloaded ammunition for a firearm, and "firearm" as any weapon that expels a projectile by explosive action. It requires owners or lawful possessors of firearms, or sellers of ammunition, to report any loss or theft of these items to law enforcement within 24 hours of discovery, providing details like make, model, and serial number if known. Law enforcement will then enter this information into the National Crime Information Center database. The bill also establishes civil liability for individuals who fail to report a lost or stolen firearm if that firearm is later used to injure someone, making them jointly and severally liable for damages. Furthermore, it creates civil liability for anyone who knowingly provides a firearm to a minor if that minor causes injury or death with the firearm, holding the provider jointly and severally liable with the minor. Finally, it amends an existing law (KRS 411.155) to ensure these new liabilities are not limited by other provisions that generally protect individuals from liability for the criminal use of firearms by third parties, unless they conspired or aided in the criminal act.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb18.html