DelawarePolice agencies would skip sales background checks for duty firearms
Police agencies buying guns for their officers' official duties would skip sales background check rules, and three handgun buyer permit requirements would not apply.
What it does
Police agencies buying firearms for their employed officers' duty use would be exempt from sales background check rules, including rules for sales by unlicensed people.
Police agencies seeking permission to buy handguns for their officers' duty use would be exempt from three specified permit requirements.
Argument forAgencies could complete covered duty purchases more easily because those sales would skip background check rules.
Argument againstCovered agency purchases could receive less screening under sales rules, leaving fewer chances to catch errors in those transactions.
More detail
Covered agency firearm purchases would be exempt from sales background check rules. The buyer must be a law-enforcement agency buying firearms for its employed officers to use on official duty. The exception appears in both the current sales rules and versions that take effect when another firearm permit law is implemented.
Police agencies applying for handgun buyer permits would be exempt from three listed requirements. The handgun must be for the agency's employed officers to use on official duty. The exception is limited to permit rules labeled (f)(1), (f)(4), and (h).
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 30Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jan 29Passed By House. Votes: 41 YESPassed House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jan 14Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in HouseMinor
- Jan 13Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENTPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- 2025
- Jun 30Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 18Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in SenateIntroduced
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