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Legal Information: Kentucky
Laws current as of August 6, 2024 If the abuser has been convicted of a crime, can s/he keep or buy a gun?
Kentucky law prohibits possession of a firearm by anyone convicted of a felony after July 15, 1994, even if the person was convicted as a “youthful offender.”1 Kentucky doesn’t have any restrictions on firearm possession for any other kinds of convictions.
Federal laws, which apply to all states, restrict an abuser’s right to have a gun if s/he was convicted of a felony or a domestic violence misdemeanor. Go to our Federal Gun Laws page for more information.
1 Ky. Rev. Stat. § 527.040(1), (3)
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