Rep. Jim Wayne (D-Louisville) introduced a bill in the Kentucky House of Representatives today that would place limits on the sale of certain firearms in Kentucky, creating new statutes to specify definitions for assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices and ammunition sellers; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms and require an estate's inventory to list each firearm. The legislation calls for numerous other changes to Kentucky law regarding firearms.
As of today, almost 20 bills related to
firearms and weapons have been filed by legislators, some calling for protections of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and some seeking to tighten restrictions on firearms. One even calls for the Kentucky long rifle to be the official gun of the commonwealth.
Rep. Wayne speaking on his bill that would place limits on the sale of certain firearms in Kentucky.
