That means before he ever fired a shot he broke laws to possess the handgun, to transport it, and to bring it onto school grounds. And it’s already a felony in Kentucky for an adult and/or parent to “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly” provide or permit a “juvenile to possess a handgun.” [More]All kinds of so-called "commonsense gun safety laws" were ignored and the shootings took place in a "gun-free zone," where defenselessness is mandatory for non-"Only Ones."
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You need to read KRS 527:100
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=19964
It is legal in Kentucky for a minor to possess a handgun, as it should be.
The statute you linked to makes it a crime only if the parent knows there is a "substantial risk" that the minor will commit a felony offense or has been convicted of committing a felony.
I linked to both statutes in my piece-- the line above embedded in the words "possess a handgun."
I see where that paragraph could be confusing in spite of the links, so I modified it by adding the words in bold:
That means before he ever fired a shot he broke laws to possess the handgun in a lawful manner, to transport it, and to bring it onto school grounds. And it’s already a felony in Kentucky for an adult and/or parent to “unlawfully…intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly” provide or permit a “juvenile to possess a handgun.”
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