HauptsAriba
Active Member
Delaware is better in some ways, and not in others. Example. Most NFA stuff is not legal in DE. It is all legal in MD.I recently went to ocean city andthe gps took us through some rural country part of deleware for about 45 minutes and I got a great vibe, me and my wife. She even said she wanted to live out there in the country. So I hope deleware isn't a baby Maryland.
But Open carry IS legal in DE, though I have never seen anyone doing it. Sussex County has ( or had ) a great Sherriff, a member of the Constitutional Sherrifs association.
Concealed carry is what is known as permissive May issue. This means it is not a guarantee, but self defense will get you a permit. A judge has to approve it and you do have some hoops to jump through but it is far easier to get one in DE than in MD and once you do get it, there are no restrictions on it.
No non NFA weapons are banned in DE standard capacity mags are ok etc etc.
The fear is that the state is ruled by the Northern part which is like a NJ clone, anti gun measurements could come at any time, but that could happen anywhere outside of the most conservative places.
I like it, and would live there ( I lived in the Salisbury and OC area for 18 years ) but would take a hard look at the local politics and the potential future politics to be educated before making a purchase. The taxes are great and it's a great place for business or to retire.
Check out the Delaware Open Carry website.