Enacting the responsible gun ownership act to establish the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm.

SB 133 creates a new crime in Kansas for "unlawful storage of a firearm," defined as storing a firearm unsecured (without a trigger lock, locked container, or other reasonable secure location) when a minor accesses it, uses it to cause injury, or causes death. It directly affects gun owners who store firearms in unsecured locations where minors could access them. Penalties range from a class C misdemeanor for minor access alone to a severity level 9 felony for causing bodily harm and a severity level 5 felony for causing death or great bodily harm. The law includes exemptions, such as if the firearm was inoperable, in the owner’s immediate control, or used by a minor in lawful self-defense.