The Delaware State Senate voted to approve five pieces of legislation relating to firearms in the First State on Thursday but took no action on a sixth.

• House Bill 450 with House Amendment 1, which would ban the purchase, sale and possession of “assault weapons,” will head to the governor for a signature.
• Senate Bill 8 with Senate Amendment 1, which would ban the use of devices that convert handguns into fully automatic weapons, will head to the House for consideration in committee.
• Senate Bill 302, an act named for Keshall “KeKe” Anderson. Ms. Anderson was 19 years old when she was shot and killed in a 2016 shooting involving a firearm purchased through a straw purchase. A straw purchase is when something, especially a firearm, is bought by one person on behalf of another who is legally unable to make the purchase themselves. KeKe’s Act would remove immunity from liability of firearm dealers involved in straw purchases.
• House Bill 423 with House Amendment 1, relating to background checks for firearm sales, transfers or concealed carry permits.
• Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 6 with House Amendment 3, this creates the Delaware Large-Capacity Magazine Prohibition Act of 2022, which includes a clear definition for the term “large-capacity magazine” as an ammunition feeding device with a capacity to accept more than 17 rounds of ammunition. The bill prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, purchase, receipt, transfer, or possession of a large-capacity magazine. The act also establishes a buyback program for large-capacity magazines, to be overseen by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
• Senate 323, this act excludes a person or company who manufactures a large-capacity magazine from the penalties dictated by the passage of Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 6. Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, and Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, was brought the legislation to the floor to protect an unnamed company based in Sussex County.

The Delaware State Senate placed House Bill 451 on the table. The bill, if enacted, would raise the legal age to own a firearm to 21 from 18, with some exceptions. It was not immediately clear why this had been done. It can be brought up for a vote during a future session.