Kentucky Firearm Laws
- Background Check Required?
- Private Sale: No, Kentucky does not generally require a background check for private sales between unlicensed individuals.
- Licensed Dealer: Yes, federally licensed dealers must conduct a background check before completing the transfer.
- Waiting Period: None.
- Registration Requirement: None.
- Permit Required (to purchase): None.
- Concealed Carry Permit: None.
- Magazine Capacity Limits: None.
- Assault Weapons Limits: None.
Source: KRS §§ 237.020, 237.109, 237.110, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)
Prohibited from Purchasing
- Persons who are fugitives from justice.
- Persons convicted of a felony.
- Persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
- Persons unlawfully using or addicted to controlled substances.
- Persons adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to a mental institution.
- Persons who have renounced their U.S. citizenship.
- Persons subject to a qualifying court order for harassment, stalking, or threats involving an intimate partner or child.
- Persons who are minors.
- Persons dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Persons unlawfully in the country or admitted under a non-immigrant visa.
