Democrats in the Washington state House on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state’s system for buying guns. House Bill 1163 would require a state permit to purchase firearms. Majority Democrats ...

The Delaware Senate approved a "permit to purchase" handgun bill across party lines Thursday, but not before hours of debate and voting on 15 amendments proposed by Republican lawmakers. The lengthy ...

DOVER, Delaware (WPVI) -- Anyone looking to buy a handgun in Delaware could soon face a multi-step process. On Thursday, the Delaware Senate passed a bill outlining permit-to-purchase regulations for ...

(The Center Square) – The Washington State Department of Licensing is seeing a surge in applications for concealed carry permits for firearms. “At the end of June 2025, there were 709,334 Washington ...

OLYMPIA – Legislation requiring residents to obtain a permit before purchasing a firearm has cleared another hurdle after the Washington Senate backed the proposal ...

OLYMPIA — A proposal to require a permit and the completion of a safety course to purchase firearms in Washington state cleared the House chamber and now heads to the Senate. House Bill 1163, ...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Senate Democrats in Delaware gave final approval Thursday to a bill requiring anyone wanting to buy a handgun to first be fingerprinted, undergo training and obtain permission from ...

Despite promises by legislative leaders to get 'permit to purchase' passed in January, the bill never made it on the House agenda. House Democrats plan to bring the bill to a vote when lawmakers ...

A new state permit requirement for gun buyers is poised to become law, as the Washington House sent the legislation to the governor’s desk late Tuesday. House Bill 1163 would require gun buyers to ...

Guns for sale are displayed at Maxon Shooter’s Supplies in Des Plaines, Ill., Tuesday, June 25, 2024. A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores. A ...