Delaware gun laws

Carry

• Permitless (constitutional) carry: No, a permit is required to carry concealed
• A license is required to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
• Open carry: State law requires a license only to carry concealed (11 Del. C. 1442); it has no open-carry permit or general open-carry ban. Other limits, such as safe zones and local rules, still apply. Source
• Permits: Delaware permit guide

Vehicle transport

Not confirmed. Check with Superior Court Prothonotary (county of residence).

Places where carry is banned

Safe Recreation Zones (11 Del. C. 1457) and college or university safe zones, including campus buildings, stadiums and vehicles (1457C), plus places barred by other state or federal law. Source

Magazines and assault weapons

• Magazine capacity limit: Yes, 17 rounds
• Assault-weapon restrictions: Yes, a general ban on sale, manufacture and transfer

Duty to inform

Not confirmed. Check with Superior Court Prothonotary (county of residence).

Stand your ground and castle doctrine

Not on NCSL's list of states with no duty to retreat. Castle-doctrine rules at home may still apply. Not confirmed. Check with Superior Court Prothonotary (county of residence).

Red-flag law

Yes. Courts can issue extreme risk protection orders.

Reciprocity

Delaware honors permits from states on the Attorney General's annual reciprocity list, for visitors only (not Delaware residents).

The exact list isn't confirmed here. Check the destination's agency.

Official reciprocity information

Check whether Delaware honors your permit

Sources

1. courts.delaware.gov
2. attorneygeneral.delaware.gov
3. giffords.org
4. giffords.org
5. giffords.org
6. www.ncsl.org
7. delcode.delaware.gov

Magazine, assault-weapon and red-flag lists come from Giffords Law Center summaries; stand-your-ground from NCSL. Carry, vehicle, banned-place, duty-to-inform and reciprocity details come from the state's own legislature, attorney general or state police pages.