(Video) Governor signs mental health gun control bill
Delaware Business DailyMay 01, 2018
Gov.
Alongside were Vice President
TheBeau Biden Act, passed unanimously by the
It's the second of nine gun-related bills before the
"My son Beau always believed that there was room for common sense gun safety legislation. It is something he supported and worked for his whole professional career, including championing a nearly identical bill as Attorney General," saidBiden."While that bill came up short of passage before we lost Beau, he was always confident that we would move in the right direction. This bill will make the state of
"The Delaware CoalitionAgainstGun Violence is grateful to thoselegislators on both sides of the aisle who were willing to work together to craft this important piece of legislation. This was a bipartisan effort that will protect people in our state who might pose athreat to themselves or others," saidDennis Greenhouse, chairman of the Delaware CoalitionAgainst Gun Violence. "The fight against gun violence is not a partisan issue, and it does not stop here. As we continue into the final months of this session, we areoptimistic that legislators will approach other common-sense gun violence bills beforethem with a similar commitment to action andwillingness towork together to get things done."
The Biden bill faced scattered opposition from those who were concerned about due process and from people who claimed that current laws werenot being enforced. The legislation was amended to reflect due process concerns.
Disparaging comments appeared on Facebook pages of legislators and the governor as the bill move through the