Updated February 16, 2024
A Kansas firearm bill of sale is proof that two (2) parties have completed the sale and purchase of a firearm in the State of Kansas. It can also be used as evidence of a formal change of ownership. It does require execution in the presence of a notary public. State residents can own a firearm without registering it, and permitless carry is permitted for those legally eligible.
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Privately Selling a Firearm
Any individual who is legally allowed to own a firearm in Kansas can also sell a firearm in Kansas.
Prohibited from Buying
The use, ownership, or purchase of a firearm is illegal if the act meets the following characteristics:[1]
- possessing any firearm by a person who is both addicted to and an unlawful user of a controlled substance;
- possessing any firearm by any person, other than a law enforcement officer, in or on any school property or grounds upon which is located a building or structure used by a unified school district or an accredited nonpublic school for student instruction or attendance or extracurricular activities of pupils enrolled in kindergarten or any of the grades one through 12 or at any regularly scheduled school sponsored activity or event whether the person knows or has reason to know that such person was in or on any such property or grounds;
- possessing any firearm by a person who is or has been a mentally ill person subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment,[2] and amendments thereto, or persons with an alcohol or substance abuse problem subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment[3] and amendments thereto;
- possessing any firearm while a fugitive from justice;
- possessing any firearm by a person who is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States;
- possessing any firearm by a person while such person is subject to a court order that:
- Was issued after a hearing, of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate;
- restrains such person from harassing, stalking or threatening an intimate partner of such person or a child of such person or such intimate partner, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or the child; and
- includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child; or
- by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or
- possessing any firearm by a person who, within the preceding five years, has been convicted of a misdemeanor for a domestic violence offense, or a misdemeanor under a law of another jurisdiction which is substantially the same as such misdemeanor offense.
Registering a Firearm
Kansas does not have any laws that require the registration of firearms with the state.
Concealed Carry
Any person who is twenty-one years of age or older can concealed carry in Kansas without a permit.[4] The state does, however, offer an optional Concealed Carry Handgun License for those who wish to obtain one.
How to Apply
A person must be at least twenty-one years old to concealed carry in Kansas.
Step 1 – Complete a firearm safety training course that is approved by the state Attorney General’s office.
Step 2 – Submit a Kansas Application for Concealed Carry Handgun License to the applicant’s local Sheriff’s office. Attach the filing fee, proof of safety training completion, a 2×2 passport-type color photo, and proof of citizenship or permanent residency.
Step 3 – Submit fingerprints to the Sheriff’s office along with the application.
Step 4 – The Sheriff’s office has ninety (90) days from the date of submission to approve or deny an application.
Reciprocity
Anyone twenty-one years of age or older, whether they are a resident of Kansas or not, is legally allowed to carry a concealed weapon in the state.[5]