Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in McCracken County. Paducah sits where the Tennessee River empties into the Ohio, a river port and railroad town whose floodwall murals tell its history block by block. It is a UNESCO Creative City for craft, thanks to the National Quilt Museum and the LowerTown arts district.
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.
Kentucky has no permit to purchase, no firearm registration and no state waiting period. At a licensed dealer you show photo ID, fill out ATF Form 4473 and the dealer runs a federal NICS background check. Federal law sets the dealer minimum at 18 for rifles and shotguns and 21 for handguns. Private sales between Kentucky residents need no state background check, though it is still a crime to sell to someone you know cannot legally have a firearm. Cities and counties cannot add their own rules, because KRS 65.870 reserves the whole field of firearm regulation to the General Assembly.
Dealers in these communities all work for Paducah-area buyers:
Since June 27, 2019, KRS 237.109 has let anyone 21 or older who may lawfully possess a firearm carry it concealed in Kentucky without a license, in the same places a licensee may. Open carry is legal for the same adults. The Concealed Carry Deadly Weapons license is still worth having for travel and for dealers who ask; you apply at the sheriff's office in your county of residence, pay $60, and the Kentucky State Police issue the license for five years. Police stations, jails, courthouses, school property, the drinking side of a bar and secure airport areas stay off-limits.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife runs deer seasons on a four-zone system set in 301 KAR 2:172. For 2026-27 the modern firearms season is November 14-29, 2026, archery runs September 5, 2026 to January 18, 2027, crossbow opens September 19, and muzzleloader falls on October 17-18 and December 12-20, 2026. Youth-only firearms is October 10-18. Legal deer guns include centerfire rifles and handguns, shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders and air guns of .35 caliber or larger. Only one antlered deer may be taken statewide; check the zone rules for McCracken County before you fill a tag.
McCracken County is in Deer Zone 1 and in the CWD Surveillance Zone, so testing and carcass rules apply. West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area west of town has a public shooting range and managed hunts, and the Ohio and Tennessee river bottoms carry heavy waterfowl traffic.
Ballard Wildlife Management Area and the Mississippi bottoms are half an hour west for ducks and geese, and West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area has the nearest public range.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife runs public shooting ranges at Otter Creek and at eight wildlife management areas, and the Daniel Boone National Forest keeps four more in the south and east. Department ranges need a shooting range permit, which is free with a current annual hunting or fishing license and otherwise costs $26.43 a year or $5.29 for a day; Forest Service ranges charge their own day-use fee.
Source: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources shooting range list and the 2026-27 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide, with U.S. Forest Service Daniel Boone National Forest range pages, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Mossberg
$817.06Gauge: 12 Gauge | Capacity: 8
Ships to FFL★ 4.8 (9)
Mossberg
$538.19Gauge: 12 Gauge | Capacity: 6
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (8)
Mossberg
$1029.24Gauge: 12 Gauge | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (8)
Mossberg
$538.19Gauge: 20 Gauge | Capacity: 6
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (8)
Mossberg
$835.46Gauge: 12 Gauge | Capacity: 4
Ships to FFL★ 4.4 (8)
Mossberg
$634.79Gauge: 12 Gauge | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 4.3 (8)
Mossberg
$1049.36Gauge: 12 Gauge | Capacity: 7
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (7)
Mossberg
$521.51Gauge: 12 Gauge | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (7)
Mossberg
$580.74Caliber: .270 Winchester | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 4.9 (10)
Mossberg
$457.11Caliber: .450 Bushmaster | Capacity: 4
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (9)
Mossberg
$447.34Caliber: 6.5 Creedmoor | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (9)
Springfield Armory
$1938.31Caliber: .308 Win | Capacity: 10
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (9)
Mossberg
$503.11Caliber: .308 Win | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 4.9 (9)
Mossberg
$492.76Caliber: .300 Win Mag | Capacity: 4
Ships to FFL★ 4.9 (9)
Mossberg
$456.54Caliber: .30-06 Springfield | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 4.7 (9)
Mossberg
$635.36Caliber: .30-06 Springfield | Capacity: 5
Ships to FFL★ 5.0 (8)
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Lone Oak, Reidland, Kevil, 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. Kentucky has no permit to purchase and no firearm registration. You pass a NICS background check and sign Form 4473 at the licensed dealer near Paducah that receives your order.
No. Kentucky has no state waiting period, so once the dealer's NICS check comes back as proceed you can take the firearm home the same day.
You apply at the McCracken County Sheriff's Office with a $60 fee, and the Kentucky State Police issue the license. It runs five years and needs a firearms safety course from a certified instructor.
Every firearm ships to a licensed dealer near Paducah that you choose at checkout. The dealer runs the background check and hands the gun over; ammunition, optics and most parts ship to your door.
Yes, if you are 21 or older and not barred from having a firearm. KRS 237.109 allows concealed carry without a license in the same places a licensee may carry, and open carry is legal as well.
A 12- or 20-gauge pump or semi-auto plugged to three shells, with non-toxic shot. The 2026-27 duck season runs November 26-29 and December 7, 2026 to January 31, 2027, and you need a hunting license, the Kentucky migratory bird permit, HIP and a federal duck stamp.
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 Kentucky gun law overview and check with McCracken County Sheriff's Office, with the license issued by the Kentucky State Police or a local attorney about your own situation.