Kentucky HB 749 Follows West Virginia in Expanding Citizens’ Access to Modern Machine Guns

Kentucky HB 749 Follows West Virginia in Expanding Citizens’ Access to Modern Machine Guns

Kentucky HB 749 Follows West Virginia in Expanding Citizens’ Access to Modern Machine Guns, iStock-927994160 In a decisive move that reaffirms Kentucky’s proud heritage as a constitutional carry state and a bulwark for unalienable rights, Rep. TJ Roberts (R-Burlington) introduced House Bill 749 on February 25, 2026. This landmark legislation establishes an Office of Public Defense within the Kentucky State Police, tasked with acquiring and trans…