Delaware has passed a gun control law that would require residents to obtain a permit to purchase a handgun. The move was met with lawsuits filed by gun rights groups arguing that it is unconstitutional.
Proponents of the measure claim that it will reduce gun violence and suicides while also addressing “straw purchases.” Democrat Governor John Carney lauded the measure, arguing that “signing this piece of legislation is another important step forward to help keep our communities safe”:
Backers of the plan argue that it would reduce gun violence, suicides and homicides and crack down on illegal “straw purchases” of handguns on behalf of those prohibited by law from possessing them.
Shortly after Carney signed the legislation, a coalition of Second Amendment groups filed a lawsuit on behalf of five plaintiffs challenging the new law’s constitutionality.
The lawsuit, backed by…
