| Last Action | 01/07/26: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to gun safety for children. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
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Corrections Impact
Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 205 |
| Sponsors | G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 527.010, relating to firearms, 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 |
Children And Minors - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense 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 Short Titles And Popular Names - Baby Dre Gun Safety Act Local Mandate - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense, Baby Dre Gub Safety Act Corrections Impact - Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense, Baby Dre Gub Safety Act |
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Last updated: 1/8/2026 5:04 PM (EST)