DE SB172 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-06-08 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on June 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-06-08 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
Section 20 of Article I of the Delaware Constitution guarantees that a person has the right to keep and bear arms for defense of self, family home and state. Both the United States Supreme Court and the Delaware Supreme Court have recognized the right of self-defense to be fundamental and to have pre-dated the formation of our country.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 9, Title 10, Title 11, And Title 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Carrying A Concealed Deadly Weapon.
Sponsors
| Sen. David Lawson [R] | Rep. Richard Collins [R] | Sen. Gerald Hocker [R] | Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R] |
| Sen. David Wilson [R] | Rep. Daniel Short [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-08 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
