Gov. Matt Meyer signed a three-bill gun safety package this month covering dealer licensing, untraceable firearms and a permanent state office focused on gun violence prevention.
Senate Bill 300 requires every gun dealer in Delaware, all 130 of them, to get licensed through Delaware State Police. That means mandatory training every two years, video surveillance in the shop, detailed record keeping and the authority for inspectors to walk in and check. House Bill 418 gives owners of untraceable firearms six months to get them serialized or rendered inoperable. House Bill 369 makes the state’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety a permanent part of Delaware government.
“This is about protecting our families and communities,” Meyer said. “While Washington rolls back gun safety protections, Delaware is moving forward.”
The new rules close a real gap. Delaware’s gun dealers were typically receiving federal inspections only once every ten years. Marianna Mitchem, senior firearms advisor at Everytown, called the package “basic but thorough safety and training requirements.”
For Delaware families, the practical effect is fewer chances for guns reaching the wrong hands before they ever leave a dealer’s shop.
DETV News will continue following this story as it develops.
