Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/22/16

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

4/14/16

Osienski

Sen. Townsend
Rep. Longhurst

Sen. Blevins, McDowell, Peterson
Reps. Baumbach, Bentz, Heffernan, Jaques, Kowalko, Lynn, Mitchell, Schwartzkopf, B. Short, Viola

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, TRANSFER, OR DELIVERY OF FIREARMS.

This bill closes a loophole to our gun background check laws. The current loophole allows for guns to be given to a potential purchaser if the background check is delayed for 3 days or more. In some cases a gun is given to a person who should not be in possession of a firearm. This leads to law enforcement having to retrieve a gun from a person prohibited if the background check provides that a person should not have a gun.

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