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Delaware

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Delaware. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the colonial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, shipbuilding and manufacturing records, and oral histories tied to Delaware people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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  • Item type:Item,
    16 Del. Laws 716 (1879)
    (1881)
    Ch. 548, § 1: Prohibited the carrying of concealed deadly weapons or selling deadly weapons other than an ordinary pocket knife to minors. Punishable by a fine of $25-200 or imprisonment for 10-30 days.
  • Item type:Item,
    26 Del. Laws 28-29 (1911)
    (1911)
    § 2: Prohibited the sale of any pistol, revolver, pistol cartridges, revolver cartridges, stiletto, steel or brass knuckles, or other deadly weapons made especially for the defense of one's person, without having a license labeled "Special License to Sell Deadly Weapons." § 3: Prohibited the sale of firearms, ammunition, and other deadly weapons to minors and incompetent persons.
  • Item type:Item,
    30 Del. Laws 55-56 (1919)
    (1919)
    Prohibited the sale to any minor or intoxicated person, any revolver, pistol, revolver cartridge, pistol cartridge, stiletto, steel knuckles, brass knuckles, or other deadly weapons made for the defense of one's person.