Delaware General Assembly

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HS 1 for HB 270 w/ HA 1

12/14/23

K. Williams

Sen. Walsh
Reps. Longhurst, Bush, Heffernan, Griffith

Sen. Gay, Sokola
Reps. Baumbach, Osienski, Michael Smith

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 11 AND 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AMMUNITION.

This Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case, behind a counter or other customer access preventing device is not considered accessible for purposes of this section. A violation of this section carries a penalty of $1,000 for a first offense, $5,000 for the second, and $10,000 for a third or subsequent offense. This Act also requires that a deadly weapons dealer must include with their license application and renewal application a description of their theft and loss prevention policies and procedures as well as a report of all ammunition losses or theft within the prior year. The Act specifies that shoplifting is a class G felony, regardless of the value of the shoplifted goods, where the item shoplifted is ammunition. Finally, the Act increases the maximum monetary penalty to $1,000 for violation of the provisions requiring a license to sell deadly weapons, sale to those under 21 or intoxicated persons, failing to keep required records, or failing to comply with the requirements for background checks between unlicensed persons. It takes effect 1 year after its enactment.

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