The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied a request by the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and other plaintiffs that could have placed a temporary pause on Delaware’s new Permit to Purchase law.

A federal judge has declined to implement an immediate injunction that would have temporarily halted Delaware’s new permit to purchase handgun law from taking effect this weekend, according to court documents acquired by WBOC.

A federal judge this week ruled against a gun lobby challenge against Delaware’s ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines.

The Delaware State Sportsmen's Association has filed for an injunction to block the various bans on guns in House Bill 450.

Bills banning the sale or possession of a wide variety of semiautomatic firearms in Delaware and prohibiting anyone under age 21 from buying a firearm are headed to the House floor after clearing a Democrat-led committee Wednesday.