Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Boone County. Florence is the Northern Kentucky family suburb across the river from Cincinnati, a logistics and airport town. Boone 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.
Kentucky has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun. 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.
Dealers in these communities all work for Florence-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 Boone 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.
Boone County is Northern Kentucky suburb on the Ohio River, Zone 1 with a sixteen-day gun season; the Curtis Gates Lloyd WMA range is twenty minutes south.
The Lloyd WMA tube range now needs the free state range permit; the Cincinnati metro's indoor ranges run first-owner classes for the many new families here.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest, and several run hunter-education and youth programmes. 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 go.
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 Union, Burlington, Erlanger, Florence or anywhere in Boone 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.
Most indoor ranges in and around Florence run first-time-owner and youth classes; the nearest state-listed public range is on this page.
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 Boone County Sheriff) or a local attorney about your own situation.