25RS HB 120

House Bill 120

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Last Action	01/08/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	291
Sponsor	G. Brown Jr.
Summary of Original Version	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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crimes and Punishments - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense Criminal Procedure - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense Firearms and Weapons - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense Public Safety - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense Children and Minors - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense Short Titles and Popular Names - Baby Dre Gun Safety Act Corrections Impact - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense Local Mandate - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense