Kansas
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KS1027 — dvro
Citation:
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6301(a)(17), (18)
Criminal use of weapons is knowingly: (17) possessing any firearm by a person while such person is subject to a court order that: (A) Was issued after a hearing, of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate; (B) restrains such person from harassing, stalking or threatening an intimate partner of such person or a child of such person or such intimate partner,...
Effective:
2018-04-20
Kansas
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KS1026 — mental health : committed to mh facility
Citation:
K.S.A. 21-6301
(a) Criminal use of weapons is knowingly: (13) possessing any firearm by a person who is or has been a mentally ill person subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment, as defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and amendments thereto.
Effective:
2011-07-01
Kansas
waiting period
handgun Permissive
KS1040 — federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(s)
Repealed.
Effective:
1998-11-30
Kansas
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
KS1039 — federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(s)
Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless-“(A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...
Effective:
1994-02-28 Superseded:
1998-11-30
Kentucky
background checks
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KY1034 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)
Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...
Effective:
1998-11-30
Kentucky
background checks
handgun Restrictive
KY1033 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)
Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...
Effective:
1994-02-28 Superseded:
1998-11-30
Kentucky
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
KY1030 — shall issue (permit not required)
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 237
Persons age twenty-one (21) or older, and otherwise able to lawfully possess a firearm, may carry concealed firearms or other concealed deadly weapons without a license in the same locations as persons with valid licenses issued under KRS 237.110.
Effective:
2019-06-26
Kentucky
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
KY1004 — shall issue
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 237.110 et seq.
(4) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall issue an original or renewal license if the applicant: [lists criteria (a) through (j)].
Effective:
1996-10-01 Superseded:
2019-06-26
Kentucky
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Restrictive
KY1003 — prohibited
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 527.020.
(1) A person is guilty of carrying a concealed weapon when he carries concealed a firearm or other deadly weapon on or about his person.
Effective:
1813-01-01 Superseded:
1996-10-01
Kentucky
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
KY1006 — stand your ground
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 503.050(4), 503.055(3)
503.050: A person does not have a duty to retreat prior to the use of deadly physical force. 503.055: A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent...
Effective:
2006-07-12
Kentucky
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
KY1005 — traditional
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 503.33(2) (1974)
The use of deadly physical force by a defendant upon another person is justifiable under subsection (1) only when the defendant believes that the person against whom such force is used is: (a) Attempting to dispossess him of his dwelling otherwise than under a claim of right to its possession; or (b) Committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such dwelling; or (c) Committing or attempting to commit arson of a...
Effective:
1975-01-01 Superseded:
2006-07-12
Kentucky
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
KY1038 — traditional
Common law castle doctrine. Common law castle doctrine was solidified in the United States throughout the 19th century. “By the beginning of the twentieth century it was well accepted in the United States that a man attacked in his own home had no duty to retreat before using deadly force, so long as he reasonably believed it necessary to save his own life.” Indeed, by the 1920s, sources note that the castle...
Effective:
1900-01-01 Superseded:
1975-01-01
Kentucky
child access laws
handgun Restrictive
KY1008 — intentional, reckless, or knowing provision
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 527.110
(1) A person is guilty of unlawfully providing a handgun to a juvenile or permitting a juvenile to possesses a handgun when he: (a) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly provides a handgun, with or without remuneration, in violation of KRS 527.040, 527.100, or 600.020 to any person he knows or has reason to believe is under the age of eighteen (18) years; or (b) Is the parent or legal guardian of a juvenile and...
Effective:
1994-07-15
Kentucky
firearm sales restrictions
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KY1047 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal
Citation:
Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103
SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
Effective:
1994-09-13 Superseded:
2004-09-13
Kentucky
firearm sales restrictions
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KY1053 — assault weapons ban - Federal
Citation:
Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110102
This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act”. SEC. 110102. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
Effective:
1994-09-13 Superseded:
2004-09-13
Kentucky
gun trafficking
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KY1048 — straw purchase - buyer liability
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 527.090
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Licensed dealer” means a person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 923 and pursuant to any laws of this Commonwealth and engages in the business of dealing in firearms; (b) “Materially false information” means information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal; and (c) “Private seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale any...
Effective:
2012-07-12
Kentucky
local laws preempted by state
handgun and long gun Permissive
KY1049 — comprehensive - punitive
Citation:
KRS § 65.870
(1) No existing or future city, county, urban-county government, charter county, consolidated local government, unified local government, special district, local or regional public or quasi-public agency, board, commission, department, public corporation, or any person acting under the authority of any of these organizations may occupy any part of the field of regulation of the manufacture, sale, purchase, taxation,...
Effective:
2012-07-12
Kentucky
local laws preempted by state
handgun and long gun Permissive
KY1044 — comprehensive
Citation:
KRS § 65.870
(1) No existing or future city, county, urban-county government, charter county, consolidated local government, unified local government, special district, local or regional public or quasi-public agency, board, commission, department, public corporation, or any person acting under the authority of any of these organizations may occupy any part of the field of regulation of the manufacture, sale, purchase, taxation,...
Effective:
1984-07-13
Kentucky
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KY1010 — youth possession
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 527.100
(1) A person is guilty of possession of a handgun by a minor when, being under the age of eighteen (18) years, he possesses, manufactures, or transports a handgun as defined by KRS 527.010
Effective:
1994-07-15
Kentucky
minimum age
handgun Permissive
KY1012 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 527.110(1)(a)
(1) A person is guilty of unlawfully providing a handgun to a juvenile or permitting a juvenile to possesses a handgun when he: (a) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly provides a handgun, with or without remuneration, in violation of KRS 527.040, 527.100, or 600.020 to any person he knows or has reason to believe is under the age of eighteen (18) years; or (b) Is the parent or legal guardian of a juvenile and...
Effective:
1994-07-15
Kentucky
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
KY1050 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Kentucky
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KY1051 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
26 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)
(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
Effective:
1994-09-13
Kentucky
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KY1052 — minimum age possession - federal
Citation:
43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Kentucky
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
KY1013 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 435.230
Repealed.
Effective:
1944-01-01 Superseded:
1975-01-01
Kentucky
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KY1024 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 435.230
Any person not expressly authorized by law…who sells a deadly weapon, other than an ordinary pocket knife, to a minor, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned for not less than ten or more than forty days.
Effective:
1944-01-01 Superseded:
1994-07-15
Kentucky
waiting period
handgun Permissive
KY1040 — federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(s)
Repealed.
Effective:
1998-11-30
Kentucky
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
KY1039 — federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(s)
Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless-“(A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...
Effective:
1994-02-28 Superseded:
1998-11-30
Louisiana
background checks
handgun and long gun Restrictive
LA1038 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)
Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...
Effective:
1998-11-30
Louisiana
background checks
handgun Restrictive
LA1037 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)
Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...
Effective:
1994-02-28 Superseded:
1998-11-30
Louisiana
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
LA1063 — shall issue (permit not required)
Citation:
La. Rev. Stat. 14 § 95 (A)(1), (M)
M. The provisions of Subparagraph (A)(1)(a) of this Section shall not apply to a resident of Louisiana if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The person is twenty-one years of age or older. (2) The person is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under R.S. 14:95.1, R.S. 40:1379.3(C)(5) through (17), 18 U.S.C. 922(g), or any other state or federal law.
Effective:
2024-08-01
Louisiana
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
LA1005 — shall issue
Citation:
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.3
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall issue a concealed handgun permit to any citizen who qualifies for a permit under the provisions of this Section and may promulgate rules and adopt regulations regarding concealed handgun permits in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Effective:
1996-04-19
Louisiana
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
LA1003 — may issue
Citation:
La. Rev. Stat. 40:1379.1(F)
The chief law enforcement officer of a parish shall have the authority to issue a concealed handgun permit to an individual, which permit shall be valid only within the boundaries of the chief law enforcement officer's parish. Upon application, the officer shall personally perform a standard criminal record check.
Effective:
1975-08-05 Superseded:
1996-04-19
Louisiana
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Restrictive
LA1004 — prohibited
Citation:
Acts 1855, no. 120 § 115
Be it further enacted … that whoever shall carry a weapon or weapons concealed on or about his person, such as pistols … shall be liable to prosecution by indictment or presentment.
Effective:
1855-01-01 Superseded:
1975-08-05
Louisiana
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
LA1008 — stand your ground
Citation:
La. Stat. Ann. § 14:20(C)
A person who is not engaged in unlawful activity and who is in a place where he or she has a right to be shall have no duty to retreat before using deadly force as provided for in this Section, and may stand his or her ground and meet force with force.
Effective:
2006-08-15
Louisiana
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
LA1007 — expanded 2
Citation:
H.B. No. 392 § 140:20
A homicide is justifiable: (3) When committed against a person whom one reasonably believes to be likely to use any unlawful force against a person present in a dwelling or place of business while committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such dwelling or business. The homicide shall be justifiable even though the person does not retreat from the encounter.
Effective:
1977-08-08 Superseded:
2006-08-15
Louisiana
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
LA1006 — traditional
Citation:
S.B. No. 107 § 140:20
A homicide is justifiable: (3) When committed against a person whom one reasonably believes to be likely to use any unlawful force against a person present in a dwelling while committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such dwelling. The homicide shall be justifiable even though the person does not retreat from the encounter when it appears that he would have been able to do so.
Effective:
1976-09-03 Superseded:
1977-08-08