DOVER, Del. (AP) - Democratic lawmakers are doubling down on efforts to enact stricter gun control measures in Delaware after similar attempts failed last year.
Democrats also are proposing a new bill requiring anyone who wants to buy a gun in Delaware to obtain permission in advance from state officials in the form of a "purchaser card," which would require being fingerprinted and taking an approved firearms training course. Gun dealers would be required to submit information on every gun sold and every gun purchaser for entry into a new state database.
In addition, Democrats have resurrected, in stricter form, a proposed ban on certain semiautomatic weapons and a proposed ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Gun Bills Fail in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Two gun-control measures are among the bills that received considerable notice but failed to pass the Maryland General Assembly.
One measure would have required background checks anytime someone buys a rifle or shotgun.
Supporters say it was needed to close a loophole in Maryland law enabling private sales of long guns without background checks. Opponents say it would have made it harder for law-abiding gun owners to possess and transfer their property.
A bill to ban 3D-printed gun blueprints and "ghost guns" also failed.
Another bill that made headlines and failed to pass was a measure to allow the terminally ill to end their lives with a doctor's help.
A measure to end the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits also stalled.
