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Delaware's New Handgun Purchaser Licensing Law: Advocacy makes a difference
Delaware Governor John Carney has signed the state’s Handgun Purchaser Licensing bill into law.
After years of consistent engagement led by organizations like Coalition for a Safer Delaware with the support of dedicated advocates on our team, a purchaser licensing bill, sometimes referred to as permit-to-purchase, passed the final hurdle in Delaware and has been signed into law by Governor John Carney. When enacted, the law will require those who seek to purchase a handgun, unless they have a valid Delaware concealed carry permit, to submit fingerprints, undergo a more thorough criminal background check, and complete safety training that includes live fire.
Delaware joins 10 other states plus Washington, D.C. that have passed Firearm Purchaser Licensing.
Permitting requirements increase accountability among both buyers and sellers and ensure all purchasers have undergone fingerprinting and an in-depth background check. Research shows [[link removed]] that licensing can also have positive impacts across state lines reducing the likelihood of illegal transfers and firearms trafficking.
“Delaware’s new law stands as a model for states around the country to enact policies that will save lives,” says Jen Pauliukonis, MPH ‘22, Director of Policy and Programming at the Center “Firearm Purchaser Licensing is backed by research and takes a public health approach to combatting the epidemic of gun violence.”
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Center's New Podcast "Sufficiently Analogous" dives into MSI v Moore
The Center’s new podcast “Sufficiently Analogous” hosted by law and policy director Kelly Roskam, alongside law and policy advisors Tim Carey and Kari Still, will analyze firearm policies in a post-Bruen United States. The first episode comes out tomorrow, May 30th.
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The podcast’s inaugural episode will dive into the implications of Maryland Shall Issue v. Moore . Last year, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License (HQL) unconstitutional. An HQL is a form of Firearm Purchaser Licensing that requires would-be handgun purchasers to apply for and receive a license. The two-judge majority ruling stated that the HQL, while not a permanent ban, violated the Second Amendment because it prevented individuals from immediately obtaining a handgun. The State of Maryland successfully petitioned for the case to be heard by a panel of all active judges of the Fourth Circuit – a process known as a re-hearing en banc.
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Why I Give
On a foggy winter day in 2015, in my peaceful little Idaho town, a troubled young man used a 9-millimeter handgun to shoot four people, killing his mother and two others. His mother was my best friend. I’ll never forget the call that night from the police station, when his father asked me, "What do we do now?
The trauma and chaos of gun violence echo for years through families and communities: it’s like living through a war. No one in America is safe from gun violence.
We can do better. We can respond better to warning signs and enable legal interventions from family and police. There are effective solutions to widespread gun violence in the U.S, and we are making progress, however slow.
Fact-based research is essential for identifying those at risk of harming themselves or others. This is why I give to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
Donna, Idaho
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