The Delaware House of Representatives voted to pass legislation to clarify and expand the offense of criminal impersonation in the state. This legislation comes after the attack and death of a Minnesota State representative and her husband as well as the attempted attack on a Minnesota State senator and his wife by a private citizen impersonating a police officer.
Delaware Senator Tom Carper’s announcement that he will not be seeking re-election has elicited an outpouring of support and well-wishes from his fellow Democratic lawmakers.
The Democrat-controlled state Senate has voted along party lines to pass a bill requiring anyone in Delaware wanting to buy a handgun to first be fingerprinted, undergo training and obtain permission from the state.
A proposal to require anyone in Delaware wanting to buy a handgun to first be fingerprinted, undergo training and obtain permission from the state cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday after a public hearing in a Democrat-led Senate committee.
