Bump stocks outlawed in Delaware, ‘assault weapon’ ban kept alive

By Chris Eger

Delaware Gov. John Carney signed the bill banning bump stocks and trigger cranks within hours of its approval by the state House on Thursday. (Photo: Carney’s office)
Democratic Gov. John Carney on Thursday signed legislation to ban bump stock devices in Delaware while lawmakers sought to revive a more sweeping prohibition on semi-auto firearms.
The bump stock bill, HB 300, passed the General Assembly after strong bipartisan support with only two votes cast against it, earning Carney’s signature within hours of its approval by the state House. The new law makes it a crime to buy, possess or sell a bump stock or trigger crank in the state with violators subject to a punishment of as much as 5 years in prison.
“By signing this bill into law, we are saying that there is no place in Delaware for bump stocks and other devices that are used to increase the rate of fire of semiautomatic weapons, making these weapons even more potentially deadly,” said Carney in a signing ceremony.
The country’s latest state ban on bump stocks would make it a Class E felony to sell, transfer or buy such a newly banned accessory or trigger crank in Delaware under threat of a $5,000

Source: Guns.com