The Delaware Senate passed two gun-control measures Thursday. One measure aims to prevent illegal gun ownership is ready to be signed into law, while debate on a second bill to ban bump stocks or trigger-crank devices will continue in the General Assembly.
Legislation sponsored by House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear, and state Sen. Harris McDowell, D-Wilmington, prohibits devices used to transform firearms into automatic weapons.
Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock used several of these devices to kill 58 people and injure hundreds more in just minutes when he opened fire on an outdoor concert in October.
One week after the House passed the legislation, the Senate voted 18-1 in its favor, but two new amendments must be approved by the House before it can be signed by Gov. John Carney.
Following the vote, Longhurst released a statement expressing her disappointment in the Senate, which debated how to address the rights of individuals who currently own the devices legally.
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