Senate Bill 2
152nd General Assembly (Present)
Bill Progress
Lieu/Substituted 5/2/23
Adopted in Lieu of original; takes status of original
Bill Details
4/19/23
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 24, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS.
This Act does the following:
(1) Creates an application process to obtain a handgun qualified purchaser permit to authorize the purchase of a handgun. While an applicant will incur costs related to fingerprinting and required training, a fee will not be charged to obtain the permit. A holder of a valid concealed carry permit, a qualified law-enforcement officer, and a qualified retired law-enforcement officer are not required to obtain or present a handgun qualified purchaser permit.
(2) Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, as well as unlicensed persons, from selling or transferring a handgun to an individual unless the individual has a handgun qualified purchaser permit.
(3) Requires that an applicant complete a firearms training course within 5 years before the date of application, similar to what is required by Delaware’s concealed carry permit law.
(4) Makes clear that § 904A of Title 24 is not intended to prohibit law-enforcement officials from keeping records.
(5) Requires the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to develop and administer a firearms training voucher program for low-income residents to provide low-income residents with a voucher to cover the costs of the firearms training course required under Section 1 of this Act.
(6) Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Act is not implemented until the earlier of the following:
(1) Six months from the date of the Act’s enactment.
(2) The date of publication in the Register of Regulation of a notice by the Director of the State Bureau of Identification that the necessary processes have been established for implementation of the handgun qualified purchaser permit under Section 1 of this Act and the firearms training course under Section 5 of this Act.
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