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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 2024 ‘Gun Dealers in Kentucky.’ Gun Sales. San Francisco, CA: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 21 November

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Dealer Regulations in Kentucky

Federal law requires firearms dealers to obtain a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), although resource limitations prevent the ATF from properly overseeing all its licensees.

Kentucky has no law requiring firearms dealers to obtain a state license or permit. Kentucky also has no law requiring dealers to conduct a background check on prospective firearm purchasers, although the federal background check requirement applies.

The only law Kentucky has concerning any kind of firearm sale prohibits knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon.

[Editor's note: The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence regularly updates its webpages with new data as US gun regulation evolves state by state. For the most up-to-date information on US gun laws, please refer to the Giffords URL below]

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