After 26 proposed amendments and about nine hours of discussion, the permit to purchase bill has passed both the House and Senate and is on its way to Gov. John Carney for signature to become law. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth âTizzyâ Lockman, D-Wilmington, would require most Delawareans to obtain a permit …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by firearm gun manufacturers opposing a 2022 Delaware law that allows gun dealers to be sued for injuries caused after a weapon is sold. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Andrews said in his ruling that the National Shooting Sports Foundation had no standing to challenge the Delaware law, which repealed a part …
A pond just outside Delaware City is scheduled to be drained and eventually filled with dredging spoils, eliminating a popular spot for fishers and hunters. The Delaware State Sportsmenâs Association says that people learned about the plan in June from a handwritten cardboard sign stating: âAttention: area will be in the process of being dewatered/drained within the next few weeks. …
Gun owners and gun rights advocates are upset about a no-gun policy at the Delaware State Fair, even though the policy has been in place for decades. The addition of weapon detectors and screening devices at the fair entrance this year seemed to raise awareness of the policy. “The Delaware State Fair is now officially anti-gun,” read a statement from …
The Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced that it will be hosting several opportunities for Delawareans to register their assault weapons. There will be three dates, each from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for people from each county to get a certificate, including on May 27 at the Delaware State Police Troop 2 building in New Castle County, …
The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association took to social media Monday to condemn a bill that would create a permitting process for getting a handgun. âWe knew it would be coming back and itâs finally here,â the Facebook post said. âIn the wake of the violent criminal actions of the last few weeks in Delaware, our single partly overlords have decided …
A Delaware sportsmenâs group says a federal judge’s opinion refusing to OK an injunction to shut down implementation of two new state gun rules contained many incorrect findings and that it will appeal. A post on the Delaware State Sportsmenâs Association page also says the group is not surprised a judge appointed by former president Barack Obama would rule in …
Delawareâs top Second Amendment advocacy group on Tuesday asked a federal court to halt enforcement of several gun bans passed earlier this year. The Delaware State Sportsmenâs Association filed a brief asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to issue a preliminary injunction halting House Bill 450 and Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 6, calling both …
Delawareâs top Second Amendment advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging new legislation that forbids 18, 19 and 20-year-olds from purchasing and owning most firearms. The law is one of several passed by the General Assembly at the end of the last legislative session — and one of many being challenged in courts due to questions surrounding their constitutionality. Other …
The leader of Delawareâs largest firearm advocacy group says a letter penned by the stateâs attorney general Monday is just another example of her desire to go after Delawareansâ guns. âThere are certain people who just do not feel that everybody has the right to own a gun,â said Jeff Hague, president of the Delaware State Sportsmenâs Association. âThis is …
