A recent Delaware Superior Court decision recognized the fundamental natural right of self-defense for young adults when it held that a statute that criminalized the purchase of most firearms by Delawareans 18-to-20-years-old violated Article I, Section 20 of the Delaware Constitution, the State’s analogue to the Second Amendment. This may seem far afield from the
Second Amendment
11th Annual Delaware Firearms Law Seminar
By Francis Pileggi on
Posted in Commentary
I should have posted this earlier, but I wanted to make some of the materials available that we presented at our annual seminar on the latest developments in Delaware on Second Amendment-related cases and the counterpart to the Second Amendment in the Delaware Constitution: Article I, Section 20.
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Right to Conceal Deadly Weapon in One’s Home
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Posted in Delaware Supreme Court Updates
Griffin v. State, No. 412, 2011 (Del. Supr. June 18, 2012).
Issue Addressed
Whether the right to bear arms under Article I, Section 20 of the Delaware Constitution entitles a Delaware resident to carry a concealed deadly weapon without a license in her home.
Short Answer
Yes, according to the Delaware Supreme Court.
Why …