gun laws

The group suing the state of Delaware for its semi-automatic weapon ban says the future of the case depends on two separate court cases.

The high court also declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s handgun licensing requirements, which Delaware's own permit-to-purchase is modeled off of.

Delaware seeks to dismiss a lawsuit filed to overturn its recently enacted permit-to-purchase law.

The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denies gun lobbyists’ request for injunctive relief against Delaware’s ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.

On its last day of the legislative session, the Delaware General Assembly passes four bills related to firearm regulations.

State Rep. Jeff Spiegelman’s (R-Clayton) multi-year effort to clarify the definition of a firearm in Delaware passes the state House of Representatives.

A bill making it a felony to bring a firearm onto a college campus passes in the Delaware House.

Under the new law, an approved training course must be completed within five years of the firearm purchase date, with concealed carry permit holders and current or retired law-enforcement officers exempt from the requirement.

Bills to add higher education institutions to the Safe School Zone criminal offense, narrow the definition of firearms, and create a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry all garnered enough support to be released from committee Wednesday.

After five years and four different versions of the bill, a law requiring firearm training before purchasing a handgun, known as "permit-to-purchase," passes in the Delaware General Assembly.