Delaware General Assembly

Passed Senate 6/30/23

Is now sent to the House for consideration

5/12/23

Griffith

Sen. Sokola
Reps. Baumbach, Dorsey Walker

Sen. Gay, Hansen
Reps. Bolden, Heffernan, Longhurst

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING DEADLY WEAPONS AND DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS.

This bill makes the unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle a class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly leaves a firearm unattended in a vehicle and the firearm is not stored in a locked box or container, a firearms rack that is on the motor vehicle, or locked in the trunk. This bill also provides that compliance with unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle is a defense to carrying a concealed deadly weapon.

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Takes effect upon being signed into law

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