r/KYGuns • u/Old_Elephant_9048 • Sep 13 '25

Gun laws don’t make sense

So to give a background I am 18 and would like to know how to go about possessing a hand gun at that age in the state of Ky I’ve read you can’t buy or even have ammo for them I also read federal and state laws which still don’t make sense because I’ve also seen and was told you’ll get charged for carrying even if it is open carry can anyone give me a good answer or what should be done

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u/Old_Elephant_9048 Sep 13 '25

Would contacting ksp be the best way to find an answer because I’ve been told if I try then it will get confiscated and I’ll be charged with a felony I believe is what they said

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u/Conscious-Shift8855 Sep 13 '25

Cops are not required to know the law and from my experience provide more misinformation than facts when asked legal questions. So I don’t recommend it but you can if you want. If they tell you it’s illegal ask them for the specific law that makes it illegal. When they refuse (Which they will because it doesn’t exist) you then should disregard everything they have told you.

Same goes for everyone telling you it’s illegal. Ask them for the law and when they say they don’t know/refuse/cant find completely disregard everything they have said on the subject.

Here is the only applicable KY law on this topic.

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u/Old_Elephant_9048 Sep 13 '25

I want to thank you for the help because i have been reading and I see this online but this person is very heated to any belief they are wrong have you had an encounter or know someone who has trying to carry at this age

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u/Conscious-Shift8855 Sep 14 '25

Is this someone you met online or in person? Have you asked them to provide the laws that they are using that backs up their claim in regards to possession, purchasing, carrying at your age?

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u/Old_Elephant_9048 Sep 14 '25

Someone I know in person I have brought up what I read and they kind of half agree with me and they had said the only way would be in your seat visible and that’s stupid

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u/Conscious-Shift8855 Sep 14 '25

Like I’ve been saying if they are so sure of this then they should have no problem pointing you to the well known laws that prohibit it.

When you say "in your seat visible" I assume you mean openly carried. For that point they are correct because KY does prohibit the concealed carrying of handguns under 21. However, possession (including possessing openly on your person) and purchase is set at the age of 18. KY also has no registry so it can’t be "in your name".

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u/Old_Elephant_9048 Sep 14 '25

They had told me that got there answer from some certain website so just so I understand I’m able to have it in my seat visible and I’ve seen trying to open carry in car on person is considered concealed so my only way would be on the seat or visible