Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in McCracken County. Paducah is the river city of western Kentucky at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio, a barge, rail and uranium-enrichment town. McCracken County dealers take transfers and Kentucky adds no permit or wait.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Kentucky law allows.
A trigger group is a part and ships to your door in every state; the rules below apply to the rifles and lowers in the catalogue. Kentucky has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The firearm ships to the Kentucky dealer you name, who charges their own transfer fee. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Paducah-area buyers:
Kentucky has allowed permitless concealed carry since June 2019 for adults 21 and over who are not prohibited, and open carry is lawful. Schools, courthouses, police stations and posted property remain off limits. The concealed deadly weapon licence is still issued by the State Police through the McCracken County Sheriff and adds reciprocity.
Kentucky's modern gun deer season opens on the second Saturday in November and runs sixteen days in Zones 1 and 2 and ten days in Zones 3 and 4. Since March 2026 a free range permit is needed to shoot at Fish and Wildlife managed ranges. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal statewide.
McCracken County sits where the Tennessee meets the Ohio, with the West Kentucky WMA's state range inside the county, ducks on the rivers and Ballard's bottoms, and Zone 1's sixteen-day gun season.
The West Kentucky WMA range is state-run and needs the free range permit; the river bottoms are duck country and the farms hold Zone 1 deer.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out to test a trigger.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Lone Oak, Reidland, Hendron, Paducah or anywhere in McCracken County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. The dealer runs the federal check when you complete ATF Form 4473 and you leave once it clears.
Yes, since 2019 for adults 21 and over who are not prohibited. Licences are still issued for travel.
Check the KDFWR zone map; Zones 1 and 2 get a sixteen-day gun season and Zones 3 and 4 ten days.
Not on a shotgun. On the rifle that rides along for hogs and coyotes in a wet blind, a coated duty trigger that runs dry is exactly the right part.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with Kentucky State Police (concealed deadly weapon licences, applications via the McCracken County Sheriff) or a local attorney about your own situation.