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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Repealed.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Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30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