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HB 292 DE
Introduced

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

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 25, 2022

Latest action (Mar 23, 2022) Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

Summary

This bill criminalizes the possession, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of a short-barreled shotgun and short-barreled rifle which is not registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. While it is currently illegal under federal law to possess or build such weapons without registration and payment of the tax, it is not illegal under Delaware law. This bill makes the possession, purchase, receipt or sale or such weapons a Class E violent felony punishable by up to 5 years in jail.

Sponsors (3)
4 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (2)
  1. Jan 25, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
  2. Mar 23, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits · lower

Text versions (2)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Bill Text · HTML
  • Bill Text · PDF

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