Delaware House Bill 292 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-03-23 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

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.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Destructive Weapons.

Rep. Sean Matthews [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-23		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
2022-01-25		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=79121
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=79121&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB292