Delaware2025Passed Legislature
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Amendment Clarifying Local Gun Discharge Rules
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 10:01 AM
In one sentence
This amendment states that local towns can still make their own rules about firing guns and similar weapons.
What it does
- Clarifies that the Act does not stop municipalities from making laws about weapon discharge.
- Allows municipalities to control where BB guns are fired within city limits.
- Keeps local authority over the discharge of projectile weapons in place.
- Ensures towns can regulate when and how firearms are discharged locally.
Who it affects
- Municipalities with law-making power
- People who use BB guns, projectile weapons, or firearms
Limits and unknowns
- This text does not list the specific rules towns can create.
- It is unclear if this change applies to all types of weapons beyond those named.
- The effective date for when these changes start is not listed in the source.
Plain language
Terms to know
- municipality
- A city, town, village, or other local government area.
- discharge
- The act of firing a weapon so that it shoots out a bullet or projectile.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
This amendment clarifies that this Act will not invalidate any municipality's authority to regulate the discharge of a BB gun, projectile weapon, or firearm within the municipality's jurisdiction.