Delaware General Assembly

Senate Finance 6/23/10

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

HB 357

6/10/10

Atkins

Sen. Booth

Reps. B. Bennett, Briggs King, Carey, Carson, Cathcart, Hocker, Kovach, Lavelle, Lee, Manolakos, Mulrooney, Outten, Ramone, D. Short, Thornburg, Walls, Wilson
Sen. Bonini, Bunting, Cook, Ennis, Hall-Long, McBride, F Simpson, Venables

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIMITING THE AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC BODIES TO REGULATE ARMS.

This bill is intended to allow lessees/tenants of public housing to possess ammunition, arms or components thereof in their home for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use and transporting such ammunition, arms or components thereof to and from their home. This bill ensures that tenants of the dwelling owned and operated by a public housing authority are afforded the same rights as all citizens of Delaware as is provided in Article I, §20 of the Delaware Constitution. Article I, §20 of the Delaware Constitution provides that “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.”.

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