UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1544
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AN ACT relating to gun safety for children. 1
WHEREAS, guns which are not stored safely or securely pose a clear safety risk to 2
children in the form of unintentional gun deaths, youth suicides, and school shootings; 3
and 4
WHEREAS, studies show that between 70 percent and 90 percent of guns used in 5
youth suicides, unintentional shootings among children, and school shootings perpetrated 6
by shooters under the age of 18 are acquired from the home or the homes of relatives or 7
friends; and 8
WHEREAS, it is imperative to impose liability on adults for failing to take simple 9
yet important measures to prevent unsupervised access to guns by young hands; 10
NOW, THEREFORE, 11
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 12
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 527 IS CREATED TO 13
READ AS FOLLOWS: 14
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful storage of a firearm when: 15
(a) He or she recklessly stores or leaves a firearm in a manner which allows a 16
minor to have unsupervised access to a firearm that is not secured by: 17
1. A securely locked container; 18
2. A device or mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to 19
render the firearm temporarily inoperable; or 20
3. Carrying the firearm on his or her body; and 21
(b) A minor, without permission of the minor's parent or guardian, accesses the 22
firearm. 23
(2) Unlawful storage of a firearm is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the minor, 24
without legal justification, uses the firearm in a manner which results in physical 25
injury, serious physical injury, or death to the minor or another person, in which 26
case it is a Class A misdemeanor. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1544
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Section 2. This Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act. 1