Tag: firearm purchases and checks

Minor-Brown Statement on Permit-to-Purchase Bill Released from House Committee

DOVER – Earlier Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee released legislation that would add Delaware to a growing list of states that require residents to complete a firearm training course and obtain a permit before purchasing a handgun. Under Senate Bill […]

Mitchell Bill Would Strengthen Background Checks by Re-Establishing Local Firearm Check Program

DOVER – In an effort to strengthen background checks, reduce straw purchases and provide more local control over firearms purchases, lawmakers filed a measure Friday that would reinstitute the Firearm Transaction Approval Program (FTAP). Federal law permits states to require […]