Delaware Court Rules Disarming Young Adults is Unconstitutional

AmmoLand ^ | September 4, 2025 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

On July 18, 2025, the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and the Bridgeville Rifle and Pistol Club sued the Delaware Department of Safety and the Delaware Superintendent of State Police. The lawsuit challenged a law passed in 2022, which made the possession and purchase of certain firearms by anyone between the ages of 18 and 21 illegal.

The lawsuit was heard in the Superior Court for the State of Delaware by Judge Reneta L. Green-Streett. On August 29, 2025, Judge Green-Streett granted the plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgement and denied the Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement.

In this opinion, 18–20 year olds are held to have full rights to keep and bear arms protected by Delaware’s Constitution, Article I, Section 20.

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Delaware Constitution, Section 20

§ 20. Right to keep and bear arms

A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.

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Delaware added state protection of the right to keep and bear arms in 1987. Before that, the Delaware state constitution did not have a right to keep and bear arms section. Before 1970, there were 14 states that did not have a right to keep and bear arms provision in their state constitutions. As the push to infringe on rights protected by the Second Amendment accelerated with the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, groups supporting the right to keep and bear arms pushed to place protections in state constitutions and strengthen those which already existed. Today, there are only five states that have no state constitutional protections for the right to keep and bear arms.

In the opinion by Judge Green-Streett, she notes that the Delaware Supreme Court upheld Section 20 in 2017.

[marktwain]

The protection for the right to keep and bear arms was added to the Delaware Constitution in 1987.

[fruser1]

Still can’t smoke or drink though, lol.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

If the person has the right to vote and can be drafted they should also have the right to own firearms.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s too bad that Ukrainian woman didn’t have a gun and knew how to use it. They aren’t teaching the kids anything in our schools. They should use all that time taking them to the gun range.

[bk1000]

“It’s too bad that Ukrainian woman didn’t have a gun and knew how to use it.”

I agree, but she really had no chance as she was attacked from behind. She never knew what was happening until it was too late. Then the hateful SOB declares “I got that white bitch”. Due to his mental state he will likely be declared incompetent to stand trial. The judge who released this monster 20-some odd times should be hanged. Enough is enough.

[FlingWingFlyer]

You’re 100% right, and what you said shows how ignorant people are these days. Everyone on board that train was clueless about what was going on. CELLPHONES! Everyone climbed inside their cell phone. If I was going to ride public transportation in a big city, my phone would be put away. These days, “situational awareness” is important. Without it, you’re easier to kill by the haters, criminals and evil doers. They are everywhere.

[libertylover]

You mean, Delaware got one right?

[marktwain]

At least one judge in one court in Delaware got one right.