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House updates weapons code to add projectile-weapon definition; bill passes
Summary
Lawmakers modified Title 7 to include a definition of 'projectile weapon'—covering bows, crossbows and certain air guns—aligning definitions across titles. House Bill 4 passed with the constitutional majority after debate and clarifying questions about included devices.
House Bill 4, a statutory cleanup that adds a definition of "projectile weapon" to Title 7 and aligns that title with an existing definition in Title 11, passed the Delaware House after floor discussion over what the definition includes.
Sponsor Representative David Spiegelman described the measure as an update to bring Title 7 into line with the definition used in Title 11 and said the change "doesn't really make any policy changes" but clarifies which…
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