DE Gun Background Check Bill Stalls In Committee - WMDT 47 News - Delmarva's Choice

DOVER, Del. (AP) - A bill expanding criminal background checks for gun purchases in Delaware to include sales between private sellers and buyers has stalled in a House committee.
    
The bill failed to clear the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday after time ran out with more than a dozen people still waiting to speak.
    
The committee will resume consideration of the bill next week. The vast majority of people who spoke at Wednesday's committee meeting were opposed to the bill.
    
The legislation is part of a package of gun control measures proposed by Gov. Jack Markell in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut in December.
    
Under current law, background checks are required for purchases from federally licensed firearms dealers, but not for transactions between private sellers and buyers.

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