In 2022, Delaware enacted a ban on the manufacture, sale, purchase, receipt, transfer, or possession of a large capacity magazine (LCM).¹ An LCM is defined as any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting, or that can readily be converted to hold, more than 17 rounds of ammunition.² People with concealed carry permits are exempt from this prohibition, however.³

A person who manufactures an LCM with the intent to sell it to a person outside of the state or who ships or transports an LCM outside of the state is exempt from the ban on LCMs.⁴

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1. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1469(a).[↩]
2. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1468(2)(a).[↩]
3. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1466(c)(5).[↩]
4. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1466(e).[↩]