The Right to Self Defense Should Not Stop At Your Front Door
We Will Argue With the Government, So You Won't Have To
We Will Argue With the Government, So You Won't Have To
In 1995, a dedicated group of people came together with one goal. Their goal was to convince the Ky. General Assembly to permit the carrying of concealed weapons in Ky. In order to attain this goal, the Ky. Coalition to Carry Concealed was created. That organization is often referred to as KC3. In 1996, the General Assembly passed House Bill 40 which authorized the issuance of licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons by law abiding citizens of Ky. for the first time in over a century. The goal had been attained and many of those people left the organization.
Over the years, the organization has gone through many changes.The name was changed to Ky. Concealed Carry Coalition to reflect a new more diversified mission but still retain the old, familiar KC3 acronym. KC3 continues to advocate for the rights of all law-abiding Kentuckians to own possess and carry firearms in accordance with all laws and works to see less restrictive gun laws adopted.
Ky. Concealed Carry Coalition will work to advance the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Ky. and advocate for lawful ownership and carrying of firearms by the residents of the Commonwealth, educate our members and others on the gun laws of the Commonwealth and insure that the citizens of Ky. are not deprived of their rights under the Ky. or Federal Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth of KY.
If you would like to become part of the fight to protect gun rights in Ky., download the application by clicking below. Print the application, fill it out and mail to the address on the app.
If you would like to become part of the fight to protect gun rights in Ky., download the application by clicking below. Print the application, fill it out and mail to the address on the app.
KC 3 continues to fight local governments that fail to follow Ky. state law about firearms. We have confronted dozens of local governments and convinced them to change their ordinances, policies and rules to conform to state law. KC3 has sued those local governments that refused to obey the law. KC3 currently has a lawsuit active in the courts against the City of Pikeville. KC3 now has a 18-0 record in court actions. If you know of any local government or government agency that has illegal policies or rules about guns, get in touch with KC3 and we will look into it and fight your local government so you won't have to.
There are currently four anti-gun bills for the 2021 General Assembly to consider. We have seen all of these bills before, in one form or another, in years past. The General Assembly has never shown much interest in any of them in the past. None of them has ever been given a committee hearing and KC3 doesn't expect that to happen this year but we will continue to watch them and express our opposition to them to members of the General Assembly. The four bills are listed here:
HB 70 is a red flag bill. Here is a summary: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; grant authority to District Court to issue search warrants to law enforcement officers to seize firearms from persons believed to be dangerous due to untreated mental illness or documented evidence of a propensity for violence; grant authority to law enforcement officers to seize firearms from persons believed to be dangerous without a warrant; establish protocols for court hearing to determine dangerousness of person and authority to prohibit person from possessing firearms; establish protocol for petitions to prove person is no longer dangerous; establish protocol for disposition of seized firearms after specified time; require the Administrative Office of the Courts to collect and publish statistics on gun seizures; establish penalties; amend KRS 16.220 to conform.
The entire bill can be seen here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/HB70/bill.pdf
HB 80 is a gun storage bill. Here is a summary: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; establish the short title of "Baby Dre Gun Safety Act."
The entire bill can be seen here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/HB80/bill.pdf
HB 83 is an all purpose, omnibus gun ban. It wants to ban, regulate or register everything to do with guns. Here is a summary: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 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; amend KRS 395.250 to require an estate's inventory to list each firearm; amend KRS 403.735 to require judges, when issuing an order of protection, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited from possessing an firearm; amend KRS 504.030 to require judges in criminal cases where a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity to demand the surrender of the defendant's firearms; amend KRS 237.104 to conform; amend KRS 506.080 to specify that the offense of facilitation includes assistance in providing firearms; amend KRS 508.020 to include physical injury to a minor by virtue of the intentional discharge of a firearm within the offense of assault in the second degree; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the offense of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon; amend KRS 527.040 to require that the sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm be served subsequent to any other felony sentence; amend KRS 527.070 to include post secondary education facilities within the existing ban on firearms in schools; amend KRS 532.030 to require the judge pronouncing a defendant guilty but mentally ill to demand the surrender of the person's firearms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require the State Police to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the licensing of persons to possess handguns and assault weapons, the registration of handguns and assault weapons, and the logging of firearms and ammunition sales effective January 1, 2022; amend KRS 532.025 to conform; amend KRS 237.115 to conform; repeal KRS 65.870; EMERGENCY; some provisions EFFECTIVE January 1, 2022.
The entire bill can be seen here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/HB83/bill.pdf
SB 46 is the Senate version of HB 80. You can see it here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/SB46/bill.pdf
All of these bills are sponsored by democrat legislators from Jefferson or Fayette Counties. None of the bills has been assigned to a committee yet. We will let you know when those assignments are made and any other developments concerning these bills or any other matters of interest to Ky. gun owners.
Do you want to improve Ky's gun laws? Do you want protection from federal harassment of gun owners? Then why are your State Representative and State Senator not cosponsors of SB 254, HB 337 and HB 361? Call them and ask why they have not cosponsored those pro-gun bills?
SB 254 will protect the right to own, use and carry firearms for the people of Ky. You can see the bill here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/.../21RS/sb254/orig_bill.pdf
HB 337 will do away with most of the "gun-free zones" in Ky. Public colleges and universities will no longer be allowed to prohibit firearms and city and county governments will no longer be allowed to prohibit concealed weapons in their buildings. You can see it here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/.../21RS/hb337/orig_bill.pdf
HB 361 is a statewide "2nd Amendment Sanctuary Bill" and it says that any federal law that violates the US or Ky. Constitutions is invalid in Ky. and that local Ky. officials may not assist in their enforcement. You can see HB 361 here: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/.../21RS/hb361/orig_bill.pdf
Contact your State Representatives and State Senators and demand that they cosponsor these bills. Most of your counties passed 2nd Amendment Sanctuary resolutions. HB 361 and SB 254 will put some teeth in those resolutions, statewide. If your legislators believe in liberty and value the Constitution, why would they not want to be part of these bills? Ask them and make them explain why they won't do it.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. Where can I find the new “constitutional carry” law?
A. 1. KRS 237.109 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48601
2. KRS 527.020 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48602
Q. What is the law on keeping a gun in my car?
A. 1. KRS 237.106 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11131
2. KRS 527.020(4) and again in Sub-Section(8) of the same statute
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43448
Q. Can I carry a gun on school property(K-12)?
A. KRS 527.070 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48602
Q. Can I carry a gun in a bar?
A. KRS 244.125 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43043
Q. Can I carry a concealed weapon into a restaurant that sells alcohol?
A. KRS 237.110(16)(e) https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=47039
Q. Can I carry on a college or University Campus?
A. KRS 237.115 (1) https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48603
Q. Can the government confiscate guns or ban carry of guns during a declared emergency or natural disaster?
A. KRS 237.104 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11130
Q. Does a person have to be 21 years or older to possess a handgun?
A. KRS 527.100 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48602
Q. Can an adult that is also a student at a K-12 school keep a gun in his car?
A. KRS 527.070 (3) (a) https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48899
Q. When is a gun considered “loaded”?
A. KRS 237.060(4) https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/stat ute.aspx?id=11123
Q. Can the County Sheriff or Chief of Police suspend or revoke my concealed carry license?
A. KRS 237.102 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11129
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