John Carney wearing a suit and tie

Carney to sign gun bills today

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Democratic Gov. John Carney will sign multiple gun control bills Thursday. The gun bills will ban the sale of assault weapons, raise the age from 18 to 21 to purchase most firearms, return background checks to state control, ban high-capacity magazines, open up the potential for lawsuits againstĀ gun manufacturers and dealers for gun violence, and ban the use of devices …

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Del. Senate again votes to ban high-capacity magazines

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

A bill aimed at restricting the capacity of firearm magazines passed in the state Senate Tuesday by a vote of 13 to 7.Ā  Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 6 bans the possession, sale, purchase, receipt or transfer of magazines that hold more than 17 rounds of ammunition.Ā  Thatā€™s higher than the 10 round-maximum in Maryland, New Jersey and New …