Red Flag Law and Weapon Limits in Kentucky

Whether Kentucky has a red flag (extreme risk) law and any limits on assault weapons or magazine capacity.

Short answer: Kentucky has no state law that provides for extreme risk protection orders (red flag orders). State law provides that no person or unit of government may take, seize, confiscate or impound a firearm from a person except in listed cases (e.g., a person barred from firearms under KRS… KRS chs. 237 and 527 (reviewed); KRS 403.715 to 403.785 and ch. 456 (reviewed); KRS 237.104(2)-(3)

Red flag law	Kentucky has no state law that provides for extreme risk protection orders (red flag orders). State law provides that no person or unit of government may take, seize, confiscate or impound a firearm from a person except in listed cases (e.g., a person barred from firearms under KRS 527.040 or federal law, carrying unlawfully, holding a stolen firearm, or using it to commit an offense). Reviewed KRS Chapters 237 and 527, the domestic violence order sections (KRS 403.715 to 403.785) and Chapter 456 (civil orders of protection), all section headings, on 2026-10-27; no extreme risk protection order provision found. Source: KRS chs. 237 and 527 (reviewed); KRS 403.715 to 403.785 and ch. 456 (reviewed); KRS 237.104(2)-(3)
Assault weapons and magazine limits	Kentucky has no state law that bans assault weapons or limits magazine capacity. State law bars Kentucky law enforcement agencies and local governments from using public funds or resources to enforce federal bans (adopted on or after January 1, 2021) on firearms, ammunition or firearm accessories, defined to include detachable magazines. Reviewed KRS Chapter 237 (Firearms and Destructive Devices) and Chapter 527 (Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons), all section headings, on 2026-10-27; no provision found. Chapter 527: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39394 Source: KRS chs. 237 and 527 (reviewed); KRS 237.105

Red flag law

Kentucky has no state law that provides for extreme risk protection orders (red flag orders). State law provides that no person or unit of government may take, seize, confiscate or impound a firearm from a person except in listed cases (e.g., a person barred from firearms under KRS 527.040 or federal law, carrying unlawfully, holding a stolen firearm, or using it to commit an offense).

Reviewed KRS Chapters 237 and 527, the domestic violence order sections (KRS 403.715 to 403.785) and Chapter 456 (civil orders of protection), all section headings, on 2026-10-27; no extreme risk protection order provision found.

Source: KRS chs. 237 and 527 (reviewed); KRS 403.715 to 403.785 and ch. 456 (reviewed); KRS 237.104(2)-(3)

Assault weapons and magazine limits

Kentucky has no state law that bans assault weapons or limits magazine capacity. State law bars Kentucky law enforcement agencies and local governments from using public funds or resources to enforce federal bans (adopted on or after January 1, 2021) on firearms, ammunition or firearm accessories, defined to include detachable magazines.

Reviewed KRS Chapter 237 (Firearms and Destructive Devices) and Chapter 527 (Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons), all section headings, on 2026-10-27; no provision found. Chapter 527: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39394

Source: KRS chs. 237 and 527 (reviewed); KRS 237.105

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Does Kentucky ban assault weapons or high-capacity magazines?

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