Kansas has no law that imposes a penalty on someone who fails to secure an unattended firearm and leaves it accessible to an unsupervised minor.

However, state law does prohibit any person from creating a hazard, which includes “[e]xposing, abandoning or otherwise leaving any explosive or dangerous substance in a place accessible to children.”¹ Kansas’ child endangerment statute also makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly and unreasonably cause or permit a child under the age of 18 years to be placed in a situation in which the child’s life, body or health may be endangered.² This crime is aggravated and treated as a “person” felony when an individual recklessly causes or permits a child under the age of 18 years to be placed in a situation in which the child’s life, body or health is endangered.³

State administrative regulations govern storage of firearms in certain locations.

Kansas has no law that requires unattended firearms to be stored in a certain way.

Kansas law also does not require a locking device to accompany the sale of a firearm (although federal law applies) and does not require firearm owners to lock their weapons.

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1. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-4212(a)(3).[↩]
2. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5601(a).[↩]
3. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5601(b)(1).[↩]