Delaware Supreme Court considers lifting gun ban in state parks, forests

By Andrew Shepperson

The Delaware Supreme Court is currently considering lifting a ban on non-hunting firearms in all state parks and forests.
The court is expected to make a decision on the matter within the next 90 days, after hearing arguments for and against a lawsuit filed by members of the Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club and the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association against Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Agriculture.
The pro-gun groups argued that the current gun ban violates their rights under Delaware’s constitution, the Associated Press reported. The state constitution was amended in 1987 to include provisions that declare citizens have the right to carry firearms for self-defense purposes.
Delaware’s constitution reads: “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.”
Attorneys for the state of Delaware argued that the gun ban was justified as a public safety measure and noted the state was not trying to take away firearms from its citizens.
However, Francis Pileggi, attorney for the pro-gun groups, retorted that the gun rights provisions in Delaware’s state constitution were stronger than those in the U.S. Constitution and therefore cannot be restricted by state or

Source: Guns.com