# KRS § 237.060: 237.060 Definitions for KRS 237.060 to 237.090 and certain other sections > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.060 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 237.060 - **Heading:** 237.060 Definitions for KRS 237.060 to 237.090 and certain other sections - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 237 / Section 237.060 ## Text 237.060 Definitions for KRS 237.060 to 237.090 and certain other sections. The following definitions apply in KRS 237.060 to 237.090 and KRS 197.170, 218A.992, 244.125, 244.990, and 514.110, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Handgun" means any pistol or revolver originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand, or any other firearm originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand. (2) "Firearm" means any weapon which will expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. (3) "Licensed gun dealer" means a person who has a federal firearms license and any business license required by a state or local government entity. (4) "Loaded" with respect to a firearm means: (a) There is ammunition in the chamber of the firearm; or (b) There is ammunition in the cylinder of the firearm; or (c) There is ammunition in the magazine of a firearm, if the magazine is attached to the firearm. (5) "Juvenile" means a person who has not attained his eighteenth birthday. (6) "Ammunition" means loaded ammunition designed for use in any firearm. (7) "Armor-piercing ammunition" means a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from one (1) or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium. "Armor piercing ammunition" does not include shotgun shot required by federal or state environmental or game regulations for hunting purposes, a frangible projectile designed for target shooting, a projectile which the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States finds is primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes, or any other projectile or projectile core which the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States finds is intended to be used for industrial purposes, including a charge used in an oil and gas well perforating device. (8) "Flanged ammunition" means ammunition with a soft lead core and having sharp flanges which are designed to expand on impact. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 237.020 237.020 Right of Kentucky residents, out-of-state residents, and residents of other countries to buy firearms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.020.md) - [KRS § 237.025 237.025 Requirements for local gun buy-back programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.025.md) - [KRS § 237.030 237.030 Definitions for KRS 237.040 and 237.050](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.030.md) - [KRS § 237.040 237.040 Criminal possession of destructive device or booby trap device](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.040.md) - [KRS § 237.050 237.050 Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.050.md) - [KRS § 237.060 237.060 Definitions for KRS 237.060 to 237.090 and certain other sections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.060.md) - [KRS § 237.070 237.070 Prohibition against sale or transfer of firearm to convicted felon](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.070.md) - [KRS § 237.075 237.075 Chief law enforcement officer's certification for transfer or making of a firearm -- Immunity from liability -- Appeal of denial of certification request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.075.md) - [KRS § 237.080 237.080 Prohibition against manufacture, sale, delivery, transfer, or importation of armor-piercing ammunition -- Exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.080.md) - [KRS § 237.090 237.090 Disposition of forfeited firearm or ammunition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.090.md) - [KRS § 237.095 237.095 Persons barred by federal law from purchase of firearms -- Duty to notify courts and law enforcement agencies of purchase or attempt to purchase -- Protocol for providing notice -- Duty to notify petitioner -- Immunity from liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.095.md) - [KRS § 237.100 237.100 Notification of purchase of firearm or attempt to purchase firearm -- Immunity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.100.md) - [KRS § 237.102 237.102 Suspension, revocation, limitation, or impairment of concealed deadly weapon license permitted only in accordance with KRS 237.110 and 237.138 to 237.142](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.102.md) - [KRS § 237.104 237.104 Rights to acquire, carry, and use deadly weapons not to be impaired -- Seizure of deadly weapons prohibited -- Application of section](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.104.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIX_C237_S237.060. 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