Delaware General Assembly

Lieu/Substituted 5/2/23

Adopted in Lieu of original; takes status of original

SS 1 for SB 2 w/ HA 2, HA 6, HA 10, HA 11

4/19/23

Lockman

Sen. Townsend, Sturgeon
Reps. Minor-Brown, Baumbach, Griffith, Romer, Morrison

Sen. Gay, S. McBride, Pinkney, Sokola
Reps. Chukwuocha, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Longhurst, Neal

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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