Delaware Senate Bill 39 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 29 2011 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill would close the “gun show loophole” by requiring firearms vendors to have a licensed firearms dealer perform a background check prior to the sale, delivery or transfer of any firearm at a firearms show. For first offenses, firearms show vendors and licensed dealers who willfully and intentionally violate the law will be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Additional offenses are a class G felony. Potential purchasers or transferees who willfully and intentionally make false statements or present false identification will be guilty of a class G felony.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Sale, Purchase, Delivery And Transfer Of Firearms At Firearms Shows.

Rep Jaques	Rep Bolden	Sen McDowell	Rep D.P. Williams
Sen Henry	Rep Schwartzkopf	Sen Sokola	Rep B. Short
Rep Keeley	Rep Barbieri	Rep D.E. Williams	Rep Scott
Rep Schooley	Rep Mitchell	Rep Longhurst	Rep Heffernan

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-29		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/812b26a65ce47af58525785b006f6f5b?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+39/$file/legis.html?open