Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB32
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Giving Of A Firearm To A Person Prohibited.
Description: Currently giving, selling, lending, or otherwise furnishing a firearm to a convicted felon, mentally ill person or other prohibited person knowing that the person is prohibited, is a class F felony. This Bill makes it a class A misdemeanor for someone to give a firearm to a person prohibited without knowledge that the person was prohibited from possessing a firearm. If the intended recipient is not known well enough, the use of a criminal background check by a licensed gun dealer would ensure that the law is not being broken.
Session: 147th General Assembly
Last Action: Stricken
Last Action Date: June 11, 2013
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Lavelle; Cloutier; Briggs;King;Ramone;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 12% (5 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 11, 2013 | Stricken |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2013 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Mar 28, 2013 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
