# KRS § 527.100: 527.100 Possession of handgun by minor > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.100 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 527.100 - **Heading:** 527.100 Possession of handgun by minor - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title L / Chapter 527 / Section 527.100 ## Text 527.100 Possession of handgun by minor. (1) A person is guilty of possession of a handgun by a minor when, being under the age of eighteen (18) years, he possesses, manufactures, or transports a handgun as defined by KRS 527.010, except when the person is: (a) In attendance at a hunter's safety course or a firearms safety course; (b) Engaging in practice in the use of a firearm, or target shooting at an established firing range, or any other area where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited; (c) Engaging in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm, or participating in or practicing for a performance by a group organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor thereto which uses firearms as a part of the performance; (d) Hunting or trapping pursuant to a valid license issued to him pursuant to the statutes or administrative regulations of this Commonwealth; (e) Traveling to or from any activity described in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection with any unloaded handgun in his possession; (f) On real property which is under the control of an adult and has the permission of that adult and his parent or legal guardian to possess a handgun; or (g) At his residence and with the permission of his parent or legal guardian possesses a handgun and is justified under the principles of justification set forth in KRS Chapter 503 in using physical force or deadly physical force. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a handgun is "loaded" if: (a) There is a cartridge in the chamber of the handgun; or (b) There is a cartridge in the cylinder of the handgun, if the handgun is a revolver; or (c) There is a cartridge in the magazine of a semiautomatic handgun, if the magazine is attached to the handgun; or (d) The handgun and the ammunition for the handgun, are carried on the person of one under the age of eighteen (18) years or are in such close proximity to him that he could readily gain access to the handgun and the ammunition and load the handgun. (3) Possession of a handgun by a minor is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each subsequent offense. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 527.010 527.010 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.010.md) - [KRS § 527.020 527.020 Carrying concealed deadly weapon](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.020.md) - [KRS § 527.030 527.030 Defacing a firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.030.md) - [KRS § 527.040 527.040 Possession of firearm by convicted felon -- Exceptions -- Applicability to youthful offenders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.040.md) - [KRS § 527.050 527.050 Possession of defaced firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.050.md) - [KRS § 527.060 527.060 Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.060.md) - [KRS § 527.070 527.070 Unlawful possession of a weapon on school property -- Posting of sign -- Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.070.md) - [KRS § 527.080 527.080 Using restricted ammunition during the commission of a crime -- Exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.080.md) - [KRS § 527.090 527.090 Fraudulent firearm transaction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.090.md) - [KRS § 527.100 527.100 Possession of handgun by minor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.100.md) - [KRS § 527.110 527.110 Unlawfully providing handgun to juvenile or permitting juvenile to possess handgun](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.110.md) - [KRS § 527.200 527.200 Use of a weapon of mass destruction in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.200.md) - [KRS § 527.205 527.205 Use of a weapon of mass destruction in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.205.md) - [KRS § 527.210 527.210 Use of a weapon of mass destruction in the third degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.210.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C527_S527.100. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.