According to Kentucky Revised Statutes anyone convicted of a felony cannot possess or purchase a firearm, regardless of where they get it. It is also now a felony to provide a firearm to an ineligible person regardless of whether or not you are a dealer. It is true that our state does not prohibit private sales or gifts of firearms but the law regarding who can possess one still applies.
527.090 Fraudulent firearm transaction.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Licensed dealer" means a person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 923 and pursuant to any laws of this Commonwealth and engages in the business of dealing in firearms;
(b) "Materially false information" means information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal; and
(c) "Private seller" means a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm.
(2) A person is guilty of fraudulent firearm transaction when he or she knowingly:
(a) Solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms to transfer a firearm under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this Commonwealth or the United States;
(b) Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm; or
(c) Procures another to engage in conduct prohibited by this section.
(3) Fraudulent firearm transaction is a Class D felony.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012.