How HB 253 changes current law

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This bill narrows the definition of 'firearm' in the Delaware Criminal Code to align with federal law by removing the reference to BB guns.

• § 222

  projectile projectile, or other object may be discharged by force of combustion, explosive, gas and/or mechanical means, an explosive, whether operable or inoperable, loaded or unloaded. It does not include a BB gun. → projectile, or other object may be discharged by force of combustion, explosive, gas and/or mechanical means, whether operable or inoperable. It does not include a BB gun.

  The definition of 'firearm' is clarified and aligns with federal definitions, removing BB guns from the classification.