Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes that people must complete firearm training and acquire a permit before purchasing firearms.

Highlights:

• Requires any individual that wants to acquire a permit for a firearm to undergo mandatory firearms training within 5 years from applying for a permit that includes (Sec. 1):

• Instruction regarding knowledge and safe handling of firearms;

• Instruction regarding safe storage of firearms and child safety;

• Instruction regarding knowledge and safe handling of ammunition;

• Instruction regarding safe storage of ammunition and child safety;

• Instruction regarding safe firearms shooting fundamentals;

• Live fire shooting exercises conducted on a range, including the expenditure of a minimum of 100 rounds of ammunition;

• Identification of ways to develop and maintain firearm shooting skills;

• Instruction regarding federal and state laws on the lawful purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms;

• Instruction regarding the laws of this State on the use of deadly force for self-defense;

• Instruction regarding techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to manage a violent confrontation, including conflict resolution; or

• Instruction regarding suicide prevention

• Requires Delaware residents to apply for a firearm with the state Department of Safety and Homeland Security (Sec. 1).

• Requires the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to check applicants’ fingerprints, confirm they are legally eligible to own a card, and issue a qualified purchaser card (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the Department of Safety and Homeland Security from retaining a record, data, information, or a report related to the transfer of a handgun for longer than 2 years, except in furtherance of an open criminal investigation or during a criminal prosecution (Sec. 1).

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