more gun related legislation
SENATE BILLS
SB 14 - R. Thomas
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB14.htmAN ACT relating to general principles of justification.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 503 to incorporate the "no duty to retreat" provisions elsewhere in the chapter; amend KRS 503.050, 503.055, 503.070, and 503.080 to require a reasonable belief that defensive force is necessary before it is justified; change the term "great bodily harm" to "serious physical injury" as used throughout the Penal Code; amend KRS 503.060 to require an initial aggressor to retreat before the use of force can be rejustified; repeal KRS 503.120.
SB 24 - J. Schickel
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB24.htm AN ACT relating to fishing license exemptions.
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt landowners, their spouses, dependent children, and tenants and their dependent children from the requirement of procuring a sport fishing license if they are taking fish from private waters on lands of which they are bona fide owners.
SB 52 - W. Westerfield, M. Wilson
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB52.htmAN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.
Amend KRS 527.020 to add members of the Kentucky General Assembly to the list of persons authorized to receive expanded concealed carry permits.
SB 66 - C. Embry Jr., R. Jones II
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB66.htmAN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.
Amend KRS 237.110 to allow current and retired federal, military, and Coast Guard peace officers who are under 21 years of age to apply for a permit to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
SB 67 - C. Embry Jr., M. Wise, R. Jones II
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB67.htmAN ACT relating to concealed carry licenses.
Amend KRS 237.110 to recognize a National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course that includes a live-fire component as a qualifying class for an applicant for a license to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
SB 89 - D. Carroll
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB89.htmAN ACT relating to firearms sales to current and retired employees.
Amend KRS 45A.600 to allow state employees with government-issued firearms that are being replaced to purchase the firearms from the agency; amend KRS 45A.047 to conform; amend KRS 65.041 to allow local government employees whose service weapons are being replaced to purchase the firearms from the local government.
SB 103 - R. Jones II, D. Ridley, C. Embry Jr., D. Parrett
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB103.htmAN ACT relating to special National Rifle Association license plates and making an appropriation therefor.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to create a National Rifle Association special license plate, with extra fees used for the Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program in Kentucky; amend KRS 186.162 to establish the fees for the National Rifle Association special license plate; amend KRS 186.166 to require the National Rifle Association license plate to be perpetually produced; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2016.
SB 114 - J. Schickel
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB114.htmAN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons training.
Amend KRS 237.110 to prohibit administrative regulations which would require concealed deadly weapon license applicants to clean guns in class; replace hands-on classroom gun cleaning requirements with instructor demonstrations; allow firearms safety instructors to issue certificates of completion rather than the Department of Criminal Justice Training; amend KRS 237.128 and 237.132 to conform.
SB 128 - D. Parrett
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB128.htmAN ACT relating to public hospitals.
Amend KRS 65.870 to allow public hospitals to regulate the possession of firearms and ammunition.
HOUSE BILLS
HB 13 - D. St. Onge, R. Bunch
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB13.htmAN ACT relating to preserving the right of Kentuckians to own and use firearms.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to declare legislative intent; invalidate and nullify all federal laws and regulations restricting ownership or possession of firearms; direct the General Assembly to take all appropriate action to safeguard Kentuckian's rights to possess firearms in accordance with the second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 527.040 to add persons who have been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States and persons illegally or unlawfully in the United States to the list of persons who shall not possess firearms.
HC 16 - R. Meeks
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HC16.htmRequest that the Legislative Research Commission create the Gun Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force to study public safety, public protection, and gun safety issues.
HB 120 - A. Wuchner
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB120.htmAN ACT relating to preserving the right of Kentuckians to own and use firearms and declaring an emergency.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to require the General Assembly to enact laws to prevent the enforcement of federal acts that violate the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution; EMERGENCY.
HB 278 - J. Jenkins
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB278.htmAN ACT relating to local controls of firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories.
Amend KRS 65.870 to specifically exempt a duly organized law enforcement agency that enacts and enforces regulations pertaining to firearms, ammunition, or accessories in the course of official duties; exempt any entity subject to the prohibitions of the section to the extent that it may regulate or prohibit the carrying of firearms and ammunition by an employee during and in the course of the employee's official duties.
HB 366 - M. Marzian
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB366.htmAN ACT relating to firearms marketed to children.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 requiring the office of the Attorney General to promulgate regulations related to the marketing, advertising, labeling, distributing, and sale of firearms designed to appeal to children; prohibit the sale of firearms designed with cartoon characters or designed specifically to appeal to children; forbid the marketing, advertising, or promotion of firearms designed specifically to appeal to children; provide that this section does not apply to BB, paintball, or pellet-firing air guns; enumerate that a violation of this section is considered an unfair, misleading, or deceptive act or practice in violation of KRS 367.170; provide that the remedies and powers given to the Attorney General under KRS 367.170 and the penalties under KRS 367.990 related to consumer protection apply to violations of the section; state that this section does not limit the powers and duties of the Attorney General under any other provision of law; and amend KRS 237.020 to conform.
HB 367 - M. Marzian
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB367.htmAN ACT relating to firearms.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit a person from selling a firearm, rifle, or shotgun at a flea market or gun show to any purchaser, unless the purchaser is licensed to carry a concealed weapon within the state of Kentucky or is licensed to carry a concealed weapon by a state that has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the state of Kentucky; prohibit a seller from conducting business with a purchaser who does not comply with the provisions of this section; require that the seller complete a form, approved by the Kentucky State Police, that identifies and confirms that the parties comply with the requirements of this section; require that information collected on this form be confidential and only available to a law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth when in the discharge of his or her duties; specify that this section does not apply to any seller who engages in the sale or transfer of less than five firearms, rifles, or shotguns in any calendar year at flea markets and gun shows within the state of Kentucky or to the sale or transfer of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun between spouses, children, or stepchildren within the same immediate family; provide that is a violation of this section for any person engaged in the sale or transfer of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun to leave the premises of the event in question solely to avoid compliance with the provisions of this section; require that a violation of this section shall be Class B misdemeanor.