State Gun Laws

Kansas state laws make it illegal to do any of the following acts:

1. possess any firearm if the person has a protection order issued against them that meets the following requirements:
   • it was issued after a hearing, of which the person received actual notice, and at which the person had an opportunity to participate;
   • it restrains such person from harassing, stalking or threatening an intimate partner or his/her child or the respondent’s child, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or the child; and
   • either:
     • it includes a determination (finding) that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of an intimate partner or a child; or
     • by its terms, it specifically prohibits the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against an intimate partner or a child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or
2. possess any firearm if the person was convicted of a misdemeanor for a domestic violence offense within the past five years; 
3. possess any firearm if the person is/was mentally ill and subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment;
4. possess any firearm if the person has an alcohol or substance abuse problem and is subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment;
5. possess any firearm while a fugitive from justice; 
6. possess any firearm if the person is an undocumented immigrant or illegally in the United States; 
7. possess any firearm if the person is addicted to and an unlawful user of drugs (controlled substance);¹
8. carry a concealed weapon while under the age of 21;
9. carrying a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches in length or any other firearm that automatically discharges more than once when a single trigger is pulled.²

Committing a crimes listed in numbers one through six, above, is a level 8 nonperson felony, which can carry a sentence of up to 11 months in jail or more if the person has a prior record³ plus a fine.

Committing a crime listed in number seven, above, is a class B nonperson select misdemeanor, which can carry a sentence of up to six months in county jail and a fine of up to $1,000.⁴

Committing a crime listed in number eight, above, is a class A nonperson misdemeanor, which can carry a sentence of up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $2,500.⁵

Committing a crime listed in number nine, above, is a level 9 nonperson felony, which can carry a sentence of up to nine months in jail or more if the person has a prior record⁶ plus a fine.

¹ Kan. Stat. § 21-6301(a)
² Kan. Stat. § 21-6302(a)(4), (a)(5)
³ Kan. Stat. §§ 21-6301(b)(4); 21-6804(a)
⁴ Kan. Stat. §§ 21-6301(b)(3); 21-6602(a)(2); 21-6611(b)(1)
⁵ Kan. Stat. §§ 21-6302(b)(1); 21-6602(a)(1); 21-6611(b)(1)
⁶ Kan. Stat. §§ 21-6302(b)(2); 21-6804(a)