Kentucky Gun Laws
Kentucky Gun Laws Overview 🏅 Kentucky's Gun Law Standing Ranked #40 in the country for gun law strength Score: 9 out of 100 (unchanged from last year) ...
Kentucky Gun Laws Overview 🏅 Kentucky's Gun Law Standing Ranked #40 in the country for gun law strength Score: 9 out of 100 (unchanged from last year) Gun death rate: 18.8 per 100k residents (national average: 14.2) 🚨 Overall Assessment Among the weakest gun laws in the country Higher than average gun violence rate 🛑 Foundational Laws (Absent) No background checks for handgun purchases No concealed carry permit requirement (repealed in 2019) No extreme risk law No secure storage or child access prevention law No "shoot first" law protection 🔫 Weapon Regulations No assault weapons prohibition No high-capacity magazine restrictions No ghost gun regulations No consumer safety requirements for new handguns 🚷 Prohibited Persons Bars gun possession by felons Mental health prohibitor in place No specific hate crime prohibitor No prohibition for domestic abusers under restraining orders 🏫 Education and Public Spaces No law mandating guns on college campuses No specific regulation on guns