Tag: gun safety

Senate passes bill to raise firearm purchasing age in Delaware

DOVER – The Delaware Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to raise the legal purchasing age for all firearms to 21. Federal law requires a buyer to be at least 21 years old for all handgun purchases, but only 18 years […]

Delaware Senate sends three guns safety bills to Governor John Carney

DOVER – The Delaware Senate on Thursday advanced nearly every piece of legislation included in the gun safety package that was first announced by Governor John Carney and legislative leaders earlier this month. The Senate sent an historic assault-style weapons […]

Senate leadership files two bills included in historic gun safety package

DOVER – Senate Democratic leaders introduced a pair of gun safety bills last week to hold the gun industry accountable for reckless or negligent action that leads to gun violence and to limit the destructive power of mass shooters. Both […]

Senate Sends Bills Banning ‘Ghost Guns’, Protecting Victims Of Domestic Violence To Governor Carney

The State Senate on Tuesday sent two bills to Governor John Carney that would help protect Delawareans from gun violence by keeping firearms out of the hands of those who should not possess them. […]