Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/30/22

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

SB 6 w/ SA 1 + HA 1, HA 2

6/7/22

Sokola

Sen. Sturgeon, Townsend
Rep. Mitchell

Sen. Gay, Hansen, S. McBride, Pinkney, Poore
Reps. Baumbach, Bentz, Chukwuocha, Griffith, Heffernan, Kowalko, Lynn, Minor-Brown, Morrison

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS.

This Substitute Act creates the Delaware Large-Capacity Magazine Prohibition Act of 2022, which does the following: (1) Includes a clear definition for the term “large-capacity magazine” as an ammunition feeding device with a capacity to accept more than 17 rounds of ammunition. (2) Prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, purchase, receipt, transfer, or possession of a large-capacity magazine. Violation of this prohibition is a class E felony. (3) Prohibits the possession of a large-capacity magazine during the commission of a felony. Violation of this prohibition is a class B felony. This Substitute Act also establishes a buyback program for large-capacity magazines, to be overseen by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

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8/29/22

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