UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 04/01/13
13 REG. SESS.
13 RS SB 129/GA
AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: ďƒ˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 237 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1)
Any federal law, rule, regulation, or order created on or after January 1, 2013, including any amendment or other change made after January 1, 2013, to a preexisting federal law, rule, regulation, or order, shall be unenforceable within the borders of Kentucky if the law, rule, regulation, order, amendment, or other change attempts to: (a)
Ban or restrict ownership of a semi-automatic firearm, magazine, or other firearm accessory; or
(b)
Require any firearm, magazine, or other firearm accessory to be registered in any manner.
(2)
This section shall not alter or amend the enforceability of the provisions of any federal law, rule, regulation, or order in effect prior to January 1, 2013, but shall alter the enforceability of any amendment or other change made to such a federal law, rule, regulation, or order. ďƒ˘Section 2. Whereas the right of the people to bear arms in defense of themselves
and of the State is an inherent and inalienable right under the Kentucky Constitution and the preservation of that rights brooks no delay, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Act takes effect upon its passage and approval by the Governor or upon its otherwise becoming a law.
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