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said in his ruling that the National Shooting Sports Foundation had no standing to challenge the Delaware law, which repealed a part …
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 …
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 …
A bipartisan bill to put state law enforcement officials in charge of background checks for gun purchases has been filed in the Delaware General Assembly. House Bill 423, sponsored by Rep. Larry Mitchell, D-Elsmere, would reinstitute Delawareâs Firearm Transaction Approval Program, known as FTAP. Federal law allows states to conduct background checks through a state agency instead of directly through …
State mask regulations will remain in place at Delaware schools through Feb. 8. Faculty, staff, students and visitors in Delawareâs K-12 public and private schools will be required to wear masks inside school buildings until at least Feb. 8, 2022. Gov. John Carney announced Wednesday that he will extend the emergency mandate in order to keep children protected against …
Some interpreted a DOE regulation to mean masks would be permanently required in schools. Photo by Rodnae Productions on Pexels. A regulation that many interpreted to mean Delaware schools would indefinitely require mask-wearing is on hold â for now. A proposed amendment to Delaware Administrative Code 815 â the rule schools follow for health examinations and screenings â would have …
